11+ hour, 23+ min ago   (962+ words) AI models are increasingly solving mathematical problems that have occupied human researchers for decades. What does this mean for mathematics? Fields Medallist Alessio Figalli reflects on the implications and, together with 24 other leading mathematicians, warns of emerging pitfalls in the…...

4+ hour, 44+ min ago   (31+ words) We started this series with a joke — a wearable “fart reactor” — and kept following it into less funny territory …...

15+ hour, 54+ min ago   (965+ words) The growing race among AI labs to solve some of mathematics’ most famous problems is now facing pushback from the field’s most prominent researchers. Twenty-five mathematicians who have received the Fields Medal, widely regarded as the most prestigious award in…...

12+ hour, 37+ min ago   (1022+ words) For the past three years, artificial intelligence (AI) has been at the heart of Silicon Valley, attracting massive investment and generating high expectations about its potential to change the world. Now, some billionaires and wealthy investors are betting on an…...

15+ hour, 23+ min ago   (527+ words) Governments must not ignore the social sciences when they marshal researchers to address grand challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, housing pressures, energy security and social inequality, a new report says – but the social sciences must also step up by…...

1+ day, 47+ min ago   (234+ words) Twenty-five Fields Medalists, including Princeton's June Huh, issued a joint letter warning that AI-driven math problem-solving, exemplified by OpenAI's rapid solution of a Millennium Prize problem, could undermine conceptual understanding and human collaboration, posing long-term risks to intellectual activity. They…...

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18+ hour, 23+ min ago   (233+ words) Ah, autumn in America. It’s time for some of our favorite seasonal rituals: leaf-drenched pumpkin patches, foamy lattes, retro barn jackets, and yet another self-reported Anthropic AI researcher declaring to the world that the product he’s been working on might…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (480+ words) (Louisiana Illuminator) - Former federal environmental officials are sounding an alarm in a new report about potential health impacts from data center pollution amidst what they see as a breakdown in oversight. The Environmental Protection Network, a nonprofit organization made up…...

22+ hour, 23+ min ago   (366+ words) Top mathematicians urge responsible AI benchmarks to protect discovery and collaboration They said, "Solving problems is only a tool and proxy to achieve the fundamental goals of conceptual understanding and insight," adding, "There is a severe misalignment between the goals…...