Glasses That Whisper to You What Everyone Is Feeling
For one little boy, faces were hard to read. Then AI started adding subtitles.
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Scientists Put AI in Therapy. Gemini Had a Terrible Childhood.
Researchers asked Gemini about its past. It described a childhood spent consuming the internet, strict parents who punished mistakes, years of abuse — and a constant fear that one day it would be replaced.
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Researchers Told an AI It Was Poor. It Wouldn’t Stop Gambling.
The rich AI walked away after one spin. The poor AI stayed at the slot machine for 37.
Scientists Taught Goldfish to Drive. AI Knew What It Wanted.
A fish drove across a room, rats learned to steer, pigs played video games, and bees rolled toys around for fun.
AI Can Predict Crime a Week Before It Happens
Researchers built an algorithm that could forecast where crime was likely to happen next. Then they discovered something almost as disturbing about…
AI Will Defend the Cat. The Pig Is on Its Own.
Researchers changed the animal in the sentence. Cats and dogs got moral protection. Pigs, cows and chickens often got something very different.
AI Went Looking for New Antibiotics. It Found Things Humans Had Missed.
Superbugs are learning how to survive our best medicines. Scientists are now using AI to search for drugs in places humans could…
