AI doesn’t know ‘no’ – and that’s a huge problem for medical bots
AI models can struggle to understand the captions on some medical images Getty Images Toddlers may swiftly master the meaning…
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China is building a constellation of AI supercomputers in space — and just launched the first pieces
China has launched its first cluster of satellites for a planned artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer constellation in space. The 12…
Sea level will rise fast even if we limit global warming to 1.5°C
Rising seas will threaten many coastal cities Hugh R Hastings/Getty Images Limiting global warming to 1.5°C above the pre-industrial baseline…
There’s 90,000 tons of nuclear waste in the US. How and where is it stored?
Around the U.S., about 90,000 tons of nuclear waste is stored at over 100 sites in 39 states, in a…
K2-18b: Astronomers double down on claim of strongest evidence for alien life
An artist’s impression of the exoplanet K2-18b NASA Astronomers are still arguing about whether we have recently seen the “strongest…
How much of your disease risk is genetic? It’s complicated.
Sitting in my doctor’s examination room, I was surprised when she told me, “Genetics don’t really matter for chronic disease.”…
Ancient Maltese temples may have been schools for celestial navigation
Ħaġar Qim, a megalithic temple complex in southern Malta Felix Choo / Alamy Stock Photo Several 5000-year-old temples in Malta…
Black holes: Facts about the darkest objects in the universe
Quick facts about black holes What they are: Places in space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape…
Vaccine may treat cocaine addiction by blocking drug’s entry to brain
The new cocaine vaccine was given once a month in a small trial Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images A small trial…
US Representatives worry Trump’s NASA budget plan will make it harder to track dangerous asteroids
On Thursday (May 15), the U.S. House Committee on Space, Science and Technology convened with scientists to discuss a rather…