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July 15, 2026, 01:35 PM - 9 min read
Most of the work required for publication – notably writing, peer review and a large part of the editorial work – is carried out free of charge by researchers. The direct consequence is that an institution or a country’s wealth still partly dictates access to scientific knowledge.
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July 13, 2026, 01:20 PM - 6 min read
Recursive self-improvement is when AI builds its own successor without human input. Learn what it means, why Anthropic's co-founder says it is coming by 2028.
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June 30, 2026, 12:19 PM - 5 min read
AI interviewers can't connect with people the way human researchers can – they can produce only data, not meaning.
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June 28, 2026, 01:20 PM - 6 min read
In 2023, researchers at University of California, Riverside estimated the water footprint from running artificial intelligence queries relying on cloud computations. The findings suggested a 20-30 word AI prompt can indirectly consume 500 ml to 1 litre of water
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June 12, 2026, 04:18 PM - 6 min read
Sounding human builds an artificial sense of trust and intimacy, which can be especially problematic for children when combined with sycophantic language choices – or excessively agreeable, validating and even flattering language.
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June 11, 2026, 01:11 PM - 6 min read
There is a significant amount of data showing heavy use of chatbots and other systems that produce text, images and video leads to neural patterns and behaviour that are associated with addiction.
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June 8, 2026, 01:59 PM - 7 min read
Artificial intelligence is approaching, and in some cases exceeding, doctors’ ability to make accurate diagnoses. However, AI does not know what you have been through or what risk trade-offs you are willing to accept. It cannot acknowledge uncertainty the way a good doctor can, returning to it with you as your circumstances change.
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May 27, 2026, 12:30 PM - 6 min read
If an AI company becomes aware of warning signs about harm, does it have a legal obligation to at least warn the appropriate authorities? And if the company doesn’t intervene, should its failure to act be considered negligence?
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May 18, 2026, 03:15 PM - 8 min read
These are unfortunate examples of how AI can lead to mistreatment of people because of technical flaws as well as misplaced human faith in the technology’s supposed objectivity.
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May 7, 2026, 12:38 PM - 7 min read
Security experts have expressed concern that AI researchers in nations such as China, Russia, Iran and North Korea might soon create powerful AI models and use them to threaten or attack other countries, or to create chaos in those countries’ economies.
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April 22, 2026, 02:47 PM - 6 min read
Bixonimania is not an isolated case. Being deceived – whether you are a person or an AI model – is concerningly common, in science and beyond.
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April 15, 2026, 04:55 PM - 3 min read
India ranks among top AI users globally, but adoption remains concentrated in major cities, with sharp gaps in advanced usage, an OpenAI report said.
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