The Google-backed AI firm taught a reinforcement learning algorithm to control the fiery plasma inside a tokamak nuclear fusion reactor. (more…)

Scientists have started work on a project that will see human brain stem cells used to power artificial intelligence (AI) devices and bring about a revolution in computing. (more…)

The coronavirus is helping to erode the hype around artificial intelligence; data scientists get the axe and some “old-fashioned” solutions work better. (more…)

Is “artificial intelligence” the death knell for middle-class jobs? Not if history repeats. AI is in essence a technology that makes it easier and cheaper to predict things, and when something becomes cheaper and easier, we do more of it, writes Greg Ip. (more…)

On September 20th, workers from 12 tech companies joined the global climate strike, highlighting tech’s role in climate change and… (more…)