Category science

The brain of a tiny worm inspired a new type of AI

This is another in a year-long series of stories identifying how the burgeoning use of artificial intelligence is impacting our lives — and ways we can work to make those impacts as beneficial as possible. Ramin Hasani peered through a microscope at a…

Scientists Say: Kugelblitz

Kugelblitz (noun, “KOO-ghull-blitz”) A kugelblitz is a black hole made of pure light. Such objects are only theoretical. Some laws of physics suggest they should be able to exist. Others suggest that in real life, a kugelblitz could never actually…

What is the dead internet conspiracy?

With the rise of AI models and automated bots, we find out whether there is any weight to the idea that the internet is now mostly dominated by machines or if it’s still a human hangout.