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Disinformation wars: The fight against fake news in the age of AI

Society

Disinformation wars: The fight against fake news in the age of AI

Researchers and governments are finally battling back against the deluge of false information online, just as artificial intelligence threatens to supercharge the problem

Features

Technology

GPT-4 wins chatbot lawyer contest – but is still not as good as humans

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Life

Spotted salamander eggs hatch more easily if nibbled by predators

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Life

Pirate spiders ambush prey by tricking them with lines of silk

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Technology

Animal motion-capture studio tracks bird flocks and insect swarms

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Technology

AI generates video game levels and characters from text prompts

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The best new science fiction books of September 2023

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The best new science fiction books of September 2023

Culture

A note from the magazine editor on 51¶¯Âþ Live

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A note from the magazine editor on 51¶¯Âþ Live

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Drones racing round a course

Technology

AI beats champion human pilots in head-to-head drone races

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Technology

AI shows no sign of consciousness yet, but we know what to look for

The latest generations of artificial intelligence models show little to no trace of 14 signs of self-awareness predicted by prominent theories of human consciousness

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Technology

What is an 'AI prompt engineer' and does every company need one?

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Technology

ChatGPT gets better marks than students in some university courses

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Technology

AI can spot early signs of a tsunami from atmospheric shock waves

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Technology

Analogue chips can slash the energy used to run AI models

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