The Download: OpenAI’s latest model, and 4D printing’s potential
Last week OpenAI released a new model called o1 (previously referred to under the code name “Strawberry” and, before that,...
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Why OpenAI’s new model is such a big deal
I thought OpenAI’s GPT-4o, its leading model at the time, would be perfectly suited to help. I asked it to...
Google is funding an AI-powered satellite constellation that will spot wildfires faster
Agencies around the world should be able to receive hourly wildfire updates once about half of the constellation is operational,...
The Download: an AI safety hotline, and tech for farmers
—Kevin Frazier is an assistant professor at St. Thomas University College of Law and senior research fellow in the Constitutional...
Why we need an AI safety hotline
How to sound the alarm In theory, external whistleblower protections could play a valuable role in the detection of AI...
The Download: conspiracy-debunking chatbots, and fact-checking AI
1 OpenAI has released an AI model with ‘reasoning’ capabilitiesIt claims it’s a step toward its broader goal of human-like...
Neuroscientists and architects are using this enormous laboratory to make buildings better
Suddenly everyone seemed to be rushing around, slipping past each other and trying to move quickly while avoiding collisions. “It’s...
Chatbots can persuade people to stop believing in conspiracy theories
After each conversation, participants were asked the same rating questions. The researchers followed up with all the participants 10 days...
Google’s new tool lets large language models fact-check their responses
It is only available to researchers for now, but Ramaswami says access could widen further after more testing. If it...
The Download: Ukraine’s drone defenses, and today’s climate heroes
Drones have come to define the brutal conflict in Ukraine that has now dragged on for more than two and...
Meet 2024’s climate innovators under 35
Cement is one of our toughest challenges, as Brimstone CEO and 2024 innovator Cody Finke will tell you. I wrote...
Meet the radio-obsessed civilian shaping Ukraine’s drone defense
For this reason, jamming is a frequent focus of Flash’s work. In a January post on his Telegram channel, for...
The Download: a quantum breakthrough, and the Internet Archive ruling
—Anthony Albanese, Australia’s prime minister, explains the rationale behind his government’s plans to restrict social media access for teenagers and...
Why a ruling against the Internet Archive threatens the future of America’s libraries
Some libraries have turned to another solution: controlled digital lending, or CDL, a process by which a library scans the...
Google says it’s made a quantum computing breakthrough that reduces errors
One major challenge has been that quantum computers can store or manipulate information incorrectly, preventing them from executing algorithms that...
The Download: introducing our 35 Innovators Under 35 list for 2024
Tomorrow’s technologies are being developed today. And every year, we recognize young people from around the world who are leading...
2024 Innovator of the Year: Shawn Shan builds tools to help artists fight back against exploitative AI
Now artists are fighting back. And some of the most powerful tools they have were built by Shawn Shan, 26,...
What impact will AI have on video game development?
However, nowadays the crunch is less likely to be glamorized than to be seen as a form of exploitation that risks causing mental...
To be more useful, robots need to become lazier
“Organisms try not to process information that they don’t need to because that processing is very expensive, in terms of...
Preparing for the unknown: A guide to future-proofing imaging IT
Another innovative approach is the concept of a Common Patient Data Model (CPDM). This standardized framework defines how patient data...