Quantum computers—devices that process information using quantum mechanical effects—have long been expected to outperform ...

In a small lab at the University of California, Santa Cruz, clusters of mouse brain cells have taken on a task normally reserved for computer algorithms: ...

Researchers generated images from noise, using orders of magnitude less energy than current generative AI models require.

A team of researchers has found a way to steer the output of large language models by manipulating specific concepts inside ...

Introduction The proliferation of deepfake technology, synthetic media generated using advanced artificial intelligence techniques, has emerged as a ...

AI optimists envision a future where artificial general intelligence (AGI) surpasses human intelligence, but the path remains riddled with scientific and logistical hurdles.

Some say we’ve entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery. But human insight and creativity still can’t be ...

Deep within the source code of this online multiplayer game lies an enigmatic number that puzzles and inspires experts to this day ...

The first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against Meta is getting underway in New Mexico.

Keeping high-power particle accelerators at peak performance requires advanced and precise control systems. For example, the primary research machine at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas ...

Tor has announced improved encryption and security for the circuit traffic by replacing the old tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). One reason behind ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.