A.I. Was Coming for Radiologists’ Jobs. So Far, They’re Just More Efficient.

A.I. Was Coming for Radiologists’ Jobs. So Far, They’re Just More Efficient.

Nine years ago, one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence scientists singled out an endangered occupational species. “People should stop training radiologists now,” Geoffrey Hinton said, adding that it was “just completely obvious” that within five years A.I. would outperform humans in that field. Today, radiologists — the physician specialists …

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A California Museum Weighs the Promise and Perils of Tech

A California Museum Weighs the Promise and Perils of Tech

This article is part of our Museums special section about how artists and institutions are adapting to changing times. On a recent overcast morning at the Computer History Museum, there was a bike near the entry painted in the colors of the Google logo. These bikes allow employees to navigate …

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Nvidia Is Hosting the Super Bowl of A.I.

Nvidia Is Hosting the Super Bowl of A.I.

In 2009, when Nvidia held its first developer conference, the event was something of a science fair. Dozens of academics filled a San Jose, Calif., hotel decorated with white poster boards of computer research. Jensen Huang, the chipmaker’s chief executive, roamed the floor like a judge. This year, Nvidia’s developer …

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Lila Sciences Uses A.I. to Turbocharge Scientific Discovery

Lila Sciences Uses A.I. to Turbocharge Scientific Discovery

Across the spectrum of uses for artificial intelligence, one stands out. The big, inspiring A.I. opportunity on the horizon, experts agree, lies in accelerating and transforming scientific discovery and development. Fed by vast troves of scientific data, A.I. promises to generate new drugs to combat disease, new agriculture to feed …

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A.I. and Vibecoding Helped Me to Create My Own Software

A.I. and Vibecoding Helped Me to Create My Own Software

I am not a coder. I can’t write a single line of Python, JavaScript or C++. Except for a brief period in my teenage years when I built websites and tinkered with Flash animations, I’ve never been a software engineer, nor do I harbor ambitions of giving up journalism for …

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Firings at FDA Decimated Teams Reviewing AI and Food Safety

Firings at FDA Decimated Teams Reviewing AI and Food Safety

In recent years, the Food and Drug Administration hired experts in surgical robots and pioneers in artificial intelligence. It scooped up food chemists, lab-safety monitors and diabetes specialists who helped make needle pricks and test strips relics of the past. Trying to keep up with breakneck advances in medical technology …

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A Test So Hard No AI System Can Pass It — Yet

A Test So Hard No AI System Can Pass It — Yet

If you’re looking for a new reason to be nervous about artificial intelligence, try this: Some of the smartest humans in the world are struggling to create tests that A.I. systems can’t pass. For years, A.I. systems were measured by giving new models a variety of standardized benchmark tests. Many …

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