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Existing measures to mitigate AI risks aren’t enough to protect us. We need…
How to sound the alarm In theory, external whistleblower protections could play a valuable role in the…
Neuroscientists and architects are using this enormous laboratory to make…
Have you ever found yourself lost in a building that felt impossible to navigate? Thoughtful building design…
The Download: conspiracy-debunking chatbots, and fact-checking AI
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Chatbots can persuade people to stop believing in conspiracy theories
After each conversation, participants were asked the same rating questions. The researchers followed up with all…
Google’s new tool lets large language models fact-check their responses
It is only available to researchers for now, but Ramaswami says access could widen further after more testing.…
The Download: Ukraine’s drone defenses, and today’s climate…
Drones have come to define the brutal conflict in Ukraine that has now dragged on for more than two and a half…
Meet the radio-obsessed civilian shaping Ukraine’s drone defense
For this reason, jamming is a frequent focus of Flash’s work. In a January post on his Telegram channel, for…
Meet 2024’s climate innovators under 35
Cement is one of our toughest challenges, as Brimstone CEO and 2024 innovator Cody Finke will tell you. I wrote…
The Download: A quantum breakthrough, and the Internet Archive ruling
—Anthony Albanese, Australia’s prime minister, explains the rationale behind his government’s plans to restrict…
Why a ruling against the Internet Archive threatens the future of America’s…
Some libraries have turned to another solution: controlled digital lending, or CDL, a process by which a…