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'I trust AI the way a sailor trusts the sea. It can carry you far, or it can drown you': Poll results reveal majority do not trust AI
Do you trust AI? Live Science readers share their thoughts.
Do you think we should stop the progress of AI before it becomes a threat to our species?
Many believe that the risks of an evolving artificial intelligence far outweigh the benefits. Do you think we should halt development in case it's too dangerous for humanity to handle?
How the racist study of skulls gripped Victorian Britain's scientists
Opinion Craniometry, the study of skull measurements, was widely taught in medical schools in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Do you trust AI?
The debate over AI is growing, do you believe it can be trusted?
'I would never let a robot incubate my child': Poll on 'pregnancy robots' divides Live Science readers
Live Science readers reveal whether they would use a hypothetical "pregnancy robot" — a humanoid machine fitted with an artificial womb to sustain a human pregnancy from conception until birth.
If 'pregnancy robots' were real, would you use one?
A viral story raised the idea of using robots outfitted with artificial wombs to incubate human babies from conception to birth. If such technology existed, would you consider using it?
Abrupt changes taking place in Antarctica 'will affect the world for generations to come'
From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes — and they are likely to significantly intensify in the future.
Earth's early primates evolved in the cold — not the tropics
Fossil spore and pollen data reveal our early ancestors evolved in cold, dry environments, with some even colonizing Arctic regions.
'Why would you even want to go?': Readers react to the hypothetical 400-year voyage to Alpha Centauri
Would you leave Earth behind to travel to our nearest star system? Live Science readers reveal their thoughts about life among the stars.
FDA panel has cast doubt on whether antidepressants are safe in pregnancy. Here's what the science actually says.
Decades of research show that SSRIs can be safely used during pregnancy. Meanwhile, untreated depression during pregnancy is associated with poor health outcomes like preterm birth and preeclampsia.
