A firm randomly assigned its scientists AI: here’s what happenedA firm randomly assigned its scientists AI: here’s what happened
A firm randomly assigned its scientists AI: here’s what happened
Day: December 3, 2024
What is ageing? Even the field’s researchers can’t agreeWhat is ageing? Even the field’s researchers can’t agree
When ageing begins is one of many questions researchers cannot agree on.Credit: mrPliskin/iStock via Getty Researchers studying ageing disagree on just about everything — including what ageing is, whether it
A plastics treaty is urgently needed, but getting it right will take timeA plastics treaty is urgently needed, but getting it right will take time
Demonstrators demand action against plastics pollution ahead of the fifth round of talks on an international treaty. The talks took place in Busan, South Korea.Credit: Daewoung Kim/Reuters More than two
How close is AI to human-level intelligence?How close is AI to human-level intelligence?
OpenAI’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) system dropped in September with a bold promise. The company behind the chatbot ChatGPT showcased o1 — its latest suite of large language models (LLMs)
How provinces and cities can sustain US–China climate cooperationHow provinces and cities can sustain US–China climate cooperation
In 2017, the governor of California Jerry Brown (left) met with China’s President Xi Jinping to sign a series of climate agreements.Credit: Imago/Alamy The relationship between the United States and
As Greenland’s Ice Sheet Melts, an Island Town RisesAs Greenland’s Ice Sheet Melts, an Island Town Rises
Ships float in Aasiaat’s harbor. Vaido Otsar via Wikipedia under CC By-SA 4.0 For the past four summers, a research team from Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory has loaded into