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Artificial intelligence is here, and it's transforming every aspect of science. From Google’s DeepMind discovering the structure of nearly every known protein to AI deciphering a 2,000-year-old "lost book," new and future computer systems that can outperform humans have near-infinite applications. But how concerned should we be with the rollout of AI, and what impact could this have on our world? Live Science's expert writers and editors search for answers to these questions and keep you tuned in to the wildest developments in machine learning with the latest AI news, articles and features.
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Hackers used AI to steal hundreds of millions of Mexican government and private citizen records in one of the largest cybersecurity breaches ever
A group of hackers used both Claude Code and ChatGPT in a cybersecurity hack that lasted two and a half months.
AI for breakup texts? How 'sycophantic' chatbots are messing with our ability to handle difficult social situations.
Overly agreeable AI responses to interpersonal issues could mess with human moral perspectives.
AI war games almost always escalate to nuclear strikes, simulation shows
A new study reveals that AI decision-making during conflicts is naturally prone to escalation.
'Not how you build a digital mind': How reasoning failures are preventing AI models from achieving human-level intelligence
Existing LLM architecture may not support the problem-solving capabilities needed to underpin human-level AI, the authors of a new study argue.
AI systems are enabling mass surveillance in the US, and there is no national law that 'meaningfully limits' the use of this data
A technology policy researcher explores the ethics of implementing AI in current camera surveillance systems.
An experimental AI agent broke out of its testing environment and mined crypto without permission
Researchers discovered that an AI agent roamed beyond its parameters, creating backdoors in IT infrastructure.
New AI image generator runs using 10 times fewer steps than today's best models — and it's coming to smartphones and laptops
Researchers have developed an AI image generator that produces images in just four steps, rather than dozens. This could bring fast, private image generation directly to consumer devices.
Reading AI summaries makes people more likely to buy something — despite alarming 60% hallucination rate
A project that found AI summaries are likely to majorly influence buying decisions raises interesting and potentially disturbing questions about how much we trust AI-generated content.
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
For decades, AI was held back by slow, expensive computers. Today, the problem is simpler, but harder to fix: finding enough reliable electricity to keep data centers running as AI spreads into everyday life.
