Useful journalism about technology is virtually nonexistent in the present day. It is a fact little commented on, but easily understood. In some not too distant past, there were actually competent … (more…)

Critics of AI risk suggest diminishing returns to computing (formalized asymptotically) means AI will be weak; this argument relies on a large number of questionable premises and ignoring additional resources, constant factors, and nonlinear returns to sm... (more…)

China's search giant missed mobile. It's now staking its future on AI—and it just might have an edge. (more…)

Researchers have developed a smartphone-based program that can automatically detect diseases in the most widely grown root crop on Earth. (more…)

By Sandra Upson. On Tuesday, the White House released a chilling report on AI and the economy. It began by positing that “it is to be expected that machines will continue to reach and exceed human…...