In the 1960s an MIT professor named Joseph Weizenbaum created a chatbot called ELIZA. The conversations people had with it set precedents for the chatbots to come.

By some benchmarks, Julia code can run 10X to 1,000X faster than Python—but there’s a reason it’s not a very popular ...

The company has drawn governments, a major chipmaker, and the Pentagon into an effort to control fragile photons and build a ...

While the fundamental premise remains unchanged, the dramatic advancement of large language models has renewed scientific focus on this classic benchmark. A study conducted by researchers at the ...

Uncovering ELIZA’s source code reveals hidden lessons ...

WAIC 2026 opened in Shanghai with 29 countries signing the WAICO founding agreement — a China-backed rival to Western AI ...

Artificial intelligence is the transformative, strategic technology of the early 21st century. It is significantly reshaping practically every aspect of our lives, including in ways that probably no ...

The US AI research company Anthropic has become known for building powerful AI models while simultaneously warning about ...

Studying the epic journey of the iconic jumping plumber can lead to new insights in theoretical computer science—and may help researchers understand the tractability of problems in other areas.

"The Pentagon is building a better mousetrap while the mice are rewriting the blueprint for the house," argues this analyst.

Integrating humanities into AI development is vital because societal impact is shaped by those who understand meaning, not just builders.

To coincide with this year's Reith Lectures, entitled the Triumph of Technology, You and Yours asked what has been the most significant technological innovation since 1800. From the hundreds of ...