Recursive self-improvement, where AI continuously builds better versions of itself, might be harder than some hope.

George Skidmore, Ph. D., a physicist working in micro machines and nanotechnology, is Principal Scientist at DRS Technologies and a Nanotechnology Track Faculty at Singularity University. Sign up to ...

Dr. Hugh Hunt is a Reader in Cambridge University's Engineering Department and recipient of the Royal Academy of Engineering Rooke Award for the public promotion of engineering. His research interests ...

These lab-grown balls of brain tissue could help researchers study a host of disorders that emerge as the brain ages. Five years is an eternity for brain organoids. Also called mini brains, these ...

Increasingly, companies are building humanoid robots that perform impressive athletic feats to mark the field’s progress. Now, Chinese robotics company Unitree says its new "Superman" robot can run 12 ...

Our cherished memories may be more resilient than previously thought. Long-term memories are stored in synapses, the connections between neurons. These structures sit on tiny protrusions called ...

Dr. Liming Zhu is a research director at CSIRO and a conjoint professor at UNSW. A recognized leader in AI engineering and responsible AI, he contributes to the International AI Safety Report, OECD.AI ...

Human beings have long told versions of the same warning: Be careful what you wish for. In Greek mythology, King Midas got exactly what he asked for, but at the cost of everything else he valued. In ...

You might assume scrapping a brand new car would be terrible for the environment, but it depends on what you replace it with. New research suggests replacing a gas car with an electric vehicle can cut ...

When Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica in 2025, it was the strongest storm ever to hit the island. The hurricane’s rapid intensification left forecasters stunned. When it comes to ...

"Transformers are starting to show their age. Many of the recent advances in LLMs, such as the development of so-called reasoning models and their ability to handle large amounts of input at once, are ...