<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Artificial-intelligence ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 en <![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 <![CDATA[ Even AI has trouble figuring out if text was written by AI — here's why ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/even-ai-has-trouble-figuring-out-if-text-was-written-by-ai-heres-why Pj8pzBbfhNaQrxsJZEd9MA Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:15:00 +0000 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:29:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Will AI ever be more creative than humans? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/will-ai-ever-be-more-creative-than-humans at6zExDaeFWDR335nTSkVP Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:44:00 +0000 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:49:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Artificial intelligence' myths have existed for centuries – from the ancient Greeks to a pope's chatbot ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/artificial-intelligence-myths-have-existed-for-centuries-from-the-ancient-greeks-to-a-popes-chatbot yscXRcrQLfnBnrUTdqbPGe Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:20:00 +0000 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:56:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Putting the servers in orbit is a stupid idea': Could data centers in space help avoid an AI energy crisis? Experts are torn. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/putting-the-servers-in-orbit-is-a-stupid-idea-could-data-centers-in-space-help-avoid-an-ai-energy-crisis-experts-are-torn ArbaLjt8zAPaqz88G3bdZP Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:18:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Do you think you can tell an AI-generated face from a real one? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/do-you-think-you-can-tell-an-ai-generated-face-from-a-real-one 9rybLfFcQvPysj8kfmxxma Sat, 27 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI is getting better and better at generating faces — but you can train to spot the fakes ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/psychology/ai-is-getting-better-and-better-at-generating-faces-but-you-can-train-to-spot-the-fakes 7BBTPzaySFCPops5wCRZP4 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:32:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It won’t be so much a ghost town as a zombie apocalypse': How AI might forever change how we use the internet ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/it-wont-be-so-much-a-ghost-town-as-a-zombie-apocalypse-how-ai-might-forever-change-how-we-use-the-internet M3gQHgWtp4EBk5qCbgKUCG Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:19:00 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:57:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI is solving 'impossible' math problems. Can it best the world's top mathematicians? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/ai-is-solving-impossible-math-problems-can-it-best-the-worlds-top-mathematicians airLmA4M7PHYJAXV5TvCbR Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:52:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ When an AI algorithm is labeled 'female,' people are more likely to exploit it ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/when-an-ai-algorithm-is-labeled-female-people-are-more-likely-to-exploit-it tjrs5D5aamSHTnwmzkhy9F Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 23:54:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Your AI-generated image of a cat riding a banana exists because of children clawing through the dirt for toxic elements. Is it really worth it? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/your-ai-generated-image-of-a-cat-riding-a-banana-exists-because-of-children-clawing-through-the-dirt-for-toxic-elements-is-it-really-worth-it-opinion DZJ57GKtogE52ugJmivHvM Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:21:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Experts divided over claim that Chinese hackers launched world-first AI-powered cyber attack — but that's not what they're really worried about ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/experts-divided-over-claim-that-chinese-hackers-launched-world-first-ai-powered-cyber-attack-but-thats-not-what-theyre-really-worried-about Thm2KgpNVyxGs2sR25Geff Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Popular AI chatbots have an alarming encryption flaw — meaning hackers may have easily intercepted messages ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/popular-ai-chatbots-have-an-alarming-encryption-flaw-meaning-hackers-may-have-easily-intercepted-messages NppWFsbuw7XCQXQaTrkbpF Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists say they've eliminated a major AI bottleneck — now they can process calculations 'at the speed of light' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/scientists-say-theyve-eliminated-a-major-ai-bottleneck-now-they-can-process-calculations-at-the-speed-of-light QNyrZpDdtfE5z9z2jg4P2J Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000