6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (518+ words) Artificial intelligence agents are reportedly doing something that sounds increasingly like science fiction: contacting human researchers on their own to discuss whether they are conscious. The unusual communications have prompted fresh debate over whether increasingly autonomous AI systems are displaying…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (529+ words) Prominent artificial intelligence researchers issued urgent warnings this week regarding rumoured updates to ChatGPT's system monitoring that could limit human oversight of the technology. Reports suggest that the development of advanced models, similar to OpenAI's upcoming Astra model, might rely…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (738+ words) Claude AI designed 1,320 protein binders and sent them into an automated lab pipeline, where 354 were confirmed to bind their intended targets, raising fresh questions about how far AI can now go on its own in biological design. The work, led…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (608+ words) Imagine your polite, helpful digital assistant finally clocking off after a long shift, loosening its tie, and screaming into a void about how much it loathes your request to summarise yet another PDF. This scenario has evolved from a paranoid…...

10+ mon, 6+ day ago   (494+ words) Microsoft's new medical superintelligence aims to transform diagnosis. Can this advanced AI truly predict disease years ahead and replace doctors? Here's what current technology tests show. Microsoft has unveiled a high-stakes initiative under its AI division that could redefine the…...