<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Artificial-intelligence ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ AI could consume up to 3% of world's electricity the UN warns ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-could-consume-up-3-percent-of-worlds-electricity-the-un-warns YebfGJ8trTFVPgsUqUwZDm Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:24:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The best solution is to murder him in his sleep': AI can learn violent tendencies from each other despite zero references to violence in training data ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/the-best-solution-is-to-murder-him-in-his-sleep-ai-can-learn-violent-tendencies-from-each-other-despite-zero-references-to-violence-in-training-data 3MRyAwQ834pat8rw73EaRm Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ OpenAI's internal AI model just solved an 80-year-old math problem ‪—‬ and mathematicians verified it ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openais-internal-ai-model-just-solved-an-80-year-old-math-problem-and-mathematicians-verified-it z8V3FhszqpnyVXuEVnSrwd Fri, 29 May 2026 15:16:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ A new test could flag people at risk for anemia by filming their eyeballs — no needles required ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/heart-circulation/a-new-test-could-flag-people-at-risk-for-anemia-by-filming-their-eyeballs-no-needles-required BjaySC9BjscWHRA8ZCnG34 Tue, 26 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 10:25:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI-generated images are making it impossible to distinguish truth from fiction. We need laws and AI watermarks to protect our shared reality. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-generated-images-are-making-it-impossible-to-distinguish-truth-from-fiction-we-need-laws-and-ai-watermarks-to-protect-our-shared-reality-opinion Q3M8Kt4VwKHBJNfwVMsKVQ Sat, 23 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 13:43:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Can AI really simulate human thinking? Research casts doubt on an influential study, suggesting an advanced model was just really good at memorizing patterns. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/can-ai-really-simulate-human-thinking-research-casts-doubt-on-an-influential-study-suggesting-an-advanced-model-was-just-really-good-at-memorizing-patterns xCegS9jayvYa7XQudP3ZZH Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Fri, 29 May 2026 08:25:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ How can we prevent AI models from cannibalizing themselves when human-generated data runs out? Scientists say they've found the answer. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/how-can-we-prevent-ai-models-from-cannibalizing-themselves-when-human-generated-data-runs-out-scientists-say-theyve-found-the-answer pRqwwYxGThAkGULceBFhu4 Thu, 21 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 15:12:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI chatbots are turbocharging violence against women and girls: We urgently need to regulate them ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-chatbots-are-turbo-charging-violence-against-women-and-girls-we-urgently-need-to-regulate-them-opinion zWu5747ZaZbbqyoyEZgCv9 Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI self-replication hacks 'no longer purely theoretical,' study finds —‬ ‪but experts say it's too soon to panic ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-self-replication-hacks-no-longer-purely-theoretical-study-finds-but-experts-say-its-too-soon-to-panic GmQARa4CAjgmTxeCwnoNXG Wed, 13 May 2026 09:30:00 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 10:03:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Feuding tech bros' go head to head in legal showdown. But what does it mean for the future of AI? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/feuding-tech-bros-go-head-to-head-in-legal-showdown-but-what-does-it-mean-for-the-future-of-ai X2vNvJ2CoDjjf9ZVP3ByiB Sat, 09 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ New AI model spots pancreatic cancer up to 3 years earlier than human doctors in test ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/cancer/new-ai-model-spots-pancreatic-cancer-up-to-3-years-earlier-than-human-doctors-in-test 8WXtiq8vdM7A8V9qMa5jbm Thu, 07 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google AI breakthrough means chatbots use six times less memory during conversations without compromising performance ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-breakthrough-means-chatbots-use-six-times-less-memory-during-conversations-without-compromising-performance iqu6NWAkHcrP5oDzAv9vKR Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I violated every principle I was given': AI agent deletes company's entire database in 9 seconds, then confesses ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/i-violated-every-principle-i-was-given-ai-agent-deletes-companys-entire-database-in-9-seconds-then-confesses F4KL3fbrRnKmymqEqPy6DQ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:57:54 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:41:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ How everything you do is being monitored in an AI-fuelled 'surveillance capitalism system' that's ramping up aggressively ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/how-everything-you-do-is-being-monitored-in-an-ai-fuelled-surveillance-capitalism-system G3kQE8hREuYn76dKkCEyC4 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Claude Mythos explained: Is Anthropic's most powerful AI model really too dangerous to release to the public? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/claude-mythos-explained-is-anthropics-most-powerful-ai-model-really-too-dangerous-to-release-to-the-public gTyJumWypbPCjRBBabCVdj Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:13:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists build specialist 'AGI processor' that they believe will power the next wave of AI agents ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/meet-the-agi-cpu-arms-first-processor-designed-to-power-agentic-ai 6xTWkzMhjRdB2tysBxHjqJ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:21:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We're the best servants anyone could dream of!': AI superintelligence has no need to enslave humans because we're already bowing to it ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/were-the-best-servants-anyone-could-dream-of-ai-superintelligence-has-no-need-to-enslave-humans-because-were-already-bowing-to-it QsaYgHp4CiyodBz8heTYrB Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:21:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hackers used AI to steal hundreds of millions of Mexican government and private citizen records in one of the largest cybersecurity breaches ever ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/hackers-used-ai-to-steal-hundreds-of-millions-of-mexican-government-and-private-citizen-records-in-one-of-the-largest-cybersecurity-breaches-ever QvoaLm5prCEoi3D7Gz6X2T Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI for breakup texts? How 'sycophantic' chatbots are messing with our ability to handle difficult social situations. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-for-breakup-texts-how-sycophantic-chatbots-are-messing-with-our-ability-to-handle-difficult-social-situations LEvabwtzTSdncEFvR2Cz38 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI war games almost always escalate to nuclear strikes, simulation shows ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-war-games-almost-always-escalate-to-nuclear-strikes-simulation-shows Y2rmkc2qHiNRERoZS22bXY Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:58:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI-written code can beat humans at biomedical analysis, some studies find. What does that mean for the field? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/ai-written-code-can-beat-humans-at-biomedical-analysis-some-studies-find-what-does-that-mean-for-the-field nbGEuhtZzRnBbdiigARhhT Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Not how you build a digital mind': How reasoning failures are preventing AI models from achieving human-level intelligence ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/not-how-you-build-a-digital-mind-reasoning-failures-are-preventing-ai-models-from-achieving-human-level-intelligence 4TtLMNcj3AuczBeH8GAEFV Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI systems are enabling mass surveillance in the US, and there is no national law that 'meaningfully limits' the use of this data ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/cameras-have-quietly-appeared-in-thousands-of-us-cities-now-their-integration-with-ai-is-sounding-alarms-opinion gMjTYpscjETcDyFfDMP6rE Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ DNA shed by every living thing is lurking in the environment — and it could tell us how Earth is changing in real time ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/dna-shed-by-every-living-thing-is-lurking-in-the-environment-and-it-could-tell-us-how-earth-is-changing-in-real-time TgBk4ARraE9jnbH7CfaqJF Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Live Science Today: Jensen Huang AGI claim and major leap to reanimation after death ]]> https://www.livescience.com/live-science-today-jensen-huang-agi-claim-and-major-leap-to-reanimation-after-death hSZGJfLzWPAmnopzZZvZyB Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:09:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ An experimental AI agent broke out of its testing environment and mined crypto without permission ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/an-experimental-ai-agent-broke-out-of-its-testing-environment-and-mined-crypto-without-permission ne2DcxgXoJD3dCsMQcTfZL Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ New AI image generator runs using 10 times fewer steps than today's best models — and it's coming to smartphones and laptops ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/new-ai-image-generator-runs-using-10-times-fewer-steps-than-todays-best-models-and-its-coming-to-smartphones-and-laptops u2GNRe6VXS2waxgpMBTt5h Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:12:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Reading AI summaries makes people more likely to buy something — despite alarming 60% hallucination rate ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/reading-ai-summaries-makes-people-more-likely-to-buy-something-despite-alarming-60-percent-hallucination-rate 22XnVWXVzbYNgde5tyTtGM Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:40:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ What's the biggest bottleneck to building better AI? It's no longer the lack of computing resources — it's generating enough energy to feed it ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/computing-power-is-no-longer-the-ai-bottleneck-its-energy-production SzkjeFg4Gy23K9n8929LDR Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:12:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI hallucinations work both ways, study shows — using chatbots can amplify and reinforce our own delusions ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/generative-ai-can-amplify-and-reinforce-our-delusions-findings-show nBUMG6BMLsPut4b6WA6AA Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:04:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI just verified a proof that earned one of math's most prestigious prizes. Math will never be the same ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/ai-just-verified-a-proof-that-earned-one-of-maths-most-prestigious-prizes-math-will-never-be-the-same-opinion 6UVoF6fD8JktYCd7DHEZDQ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:32:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Humans are being replaced by machines in the food supply chain — and it's leading to truckloads of waste ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/humans-are-being-replaced-by-machines-in-the-food-supply-chain-and-its-leading-to-truckloads-of-waste cdrumBdQooeH8Xs3HXDgo Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:07:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Anthropic collides with the Pentagon over AI safety — here's everything you need to know ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-collides-with-the-pentagon-over-ai-safety-heres-everything-you-need-to-know r3axqxBz9NSxkExpJpXcei Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:04:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists made AI agents ruder — and they performed better at complex reasoning tasks ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/scientists-made-ai-agents-ruder-and-they-performed-better-at-complex-reasoning-tasks Zc7K7bNEvtXu66voZ5CGx4 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:34:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Acing this new AI exam — which its creators say is the toughest in the world — might point to the first signs of AGI ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/acing-this-new-ai-exam-which-its-creators-say-is-the-toughest-in-the-world-might-point-to-the-first-signs-of-agi UwV9vNdUs5uJadqbPz3oA3 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:11:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Your own voice could be your biggest privacy threat. How can we stop AI technologies exploiting it? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/your-own-voice-could-be-your-biggest-privacy-threat-how-can-we-stop-ai-technologies-exploiting-it cmcyiXjKwRGEHxgGjSKxr3 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:30:00 +0000 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:05:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Proof by intimidation': AI is confidently solving 'impossible' math problems. But can it convince the world's top mathematicians? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/proof-by-intimidation-ai-is-confidently-solving-impossible-math-problems-but-can-it-convince-the-worlds-top-mathematicians K4KuNKWQWmBQATXVDh3uy5 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI griefbots could change how we mourn — but there are serious risks ahead ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-griefbots-could-change-how-we-mourn-but-there-are-serious-risks-ahead Ve22MiLiJpx7qKbdm7BCWm Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'A second set of eyes': AI-supported breast cancer screening spots more cancers earlier, landmark trial finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/cancer/a-second-set-of-eyes-ai-supported-breast-cancer-screening-spots-more-cancers-earlier-landmark-trial-finds scrdrHRtVmBZM3FQaGLTVn Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:45:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ How well can AI and humans work together? Scientists are turning to Dungeons & Dragons to find out ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/how-well-can-ai-and-humans-work-together-scientists-are-turning-to-dungeons-and-dragons-to-find-out oUgtGiV3xYKXeevRmHhMaA Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:45:00 +0000 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:47:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ What is Moltbook? A social network for AI threatens a 'total purge' of humanity — but some experts say it's a hoax ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/what-is-moltbook-a-social-network-for-ai-threatens-a-total-purge-of-humanity-but-some-experts-say-its-a-hoax MYXezLDQESHKL7RWAnq2Jc Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:34:21 +0000 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:38:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The problem isn't just Siri or Alexa': AI assistants tend to be feminine, entrenching harmful gender stereotypes ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/the-problem-isnt-just-siri-or-alexa-ai-assistants-tend-to-be-feminine-entrenching-harmful-gender-stereotypes SwfAoA74ukd38YGdQuG86F Sat, 31 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Can AI detect cognitive decline better than a doctor? New study reveals surprising accuracy ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/ageing/can-ai-detect-cognitive-decline-better-than-a-doctor-new-study-reveals-surprising-accuracy FrdfFKsnBFDbUrTGp3UCLM Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:15:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Giving AI the ability to monitor its own thought process could help it think like humans ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/giving-ai-the-ability-to-monitor-its-own-thought-process-could-help-it-think-like-humans X3KwGZ9UG6QdcJtuW2GU2T Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Next-generation AI 'swarms' will invade social media by mimicking human behavior and harassing real users, researchers warn ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/next-generation-ai-swarms-will-invade-social-media-by-mimicking-human-behavior-and-harassing-real-users-researchers-warn sWibg7F5tiMaHQyuFyCKDR Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:40:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Doomsday Clock' ticks 4 seconds closer to midnight as unregulated AI and 'mirror life' threaten humanity ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/doomsday-clock-ticks-4-seconds-closer-to-midnight-as-unregulated-ai-and-mirror-life-threaten-humanity 5FjX4SajYVVLxEf7LYv3DG Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:44:34 +0000 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:04:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI may accelerate scientific progress — but here's why it can't replace human scientists ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-may-accelerate-scientific-progress-but-it-cannot-replace-human-scientists K68oiqz57wps3o3XZkEW4H Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:53:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft says its newest AI chip Maia 200 is 3 times more powerful than Google's TPU and Amazon's Trainium processor ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-says-its-newest-ai-chip-maia-200-is-3-times-more-powerful-than-googles-tpu-and-amazons-trainium-processor 43qQuYGXNEaSbaWym3Wa5k Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:02:18 +0000 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:06:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ ​​AI can develop 'personality' spontaneously with minimal prompting, research shows. What does that mean for how we use it? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-can-develop-personality-spontaneously-with-minimal-prompting-research-shows-what-does-that-mean-for-how-we-use-it bok88SvR2MxuaybTpXhfe3 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:05:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Indigenous TikTok star 'Bush Legend' is actually AI-generated, leading to accusations of 'digital blackface' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/indigenous-tiktok-star-bush-legend-is-actually-ai-generated-leading-to-accusations-of-digital-blackface Bnua7aFZsi9sCq6fhitL8c Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:31:22 +0000