Artificial Intelligence

There is a “fringe” who might be happy to see humanity replaced by machines, according to tech pioneer Yoshua Bengio.

Coca-Cola is facing backlash online over an artificial intelligence-made Christmas promotional video that users are calling “soulless” and “devoid of any actual creativity.” 

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the job application process, simplifying some aspects — and creating new potential frictions in others.

Companies have touted new AI technology that allows users to apply to thousands of jobs per day, flooding job openings with resumes.

Black Friday is almost here — and if you’re struggling to keep up with all the deals already, AI might be able to help. Thirty-eight percent of consumers say they have already used generative AI in their shopping journey or are planning to use it to shop during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, according to a new survey by Boston...

Searching for the best Black Friday deal? Generative AI might be able to help! Here’s how.

Google has integrated its artificial intelligence platform Gemini into apps such as Maps and Waze to make it easier and more elaborate for users.

Google has integrated its artificial intelligence platform Gemini into apps such as Maps and Waze to make it easier and more elaborate for users. Scott McGrew reports.

The University of New Haven implemented an extra layer of security for its students and staff.

The misinformation boosted by X’s AI model Grok has included conspiracy theories about voter fraud and unsubstantiated smears about Vice President Kamala Harris.

As major tech companies like Google and IBM develop new AI tools, they’re also pouring money into programs designed to teach the workforce how to use them.

Megan Garcia says the company’s chatbots encouraged her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer, to take his own life, according to the lawsuit.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, you may soon need to have what are known as “personhood credentials” to verify that you’re a person and not a bot, not unlike two-factor authentication. MIT PhD student Nouran Soliman explains.

In a rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, there’s a term you’ve probably never heard of but soon will: “personhood credentials.” They aim to verify you as a real human online, not a bot, as a way to combat issues like fraud and misinformation. But it raises other questions about oversight. AI is advancing at a breakneck pace, getting smarter...

Berkeley-based Earth Species Project said that with billions of dollars being spent on how AI affects humans, it is using the technology to help society learn more and “decode animal communication.”

A Massachusetts family has filed a lawsuit against Hingham Public Schools claiming their son was unfairly punished for using artificial intelligence to research for a class project. The case, which could have broader implications for how schools nationwide handle AI policies, has drawn significant attention from both legal experts and educators. Jennifer Harris, the mother of a Hingham High School...

Two pioneers of artificial intelligence have won the Nobel Prize in physics. John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton were awarded the prize Tuesday for discoveries and inventions that formed the building blocks of machine learning.

Two Harvard University students are exposing how much personal information is publicly available online by combining smart glasses and artificial intelligence to collect that data by just looking at someone. AnhPhu Nguyen is a junior at Harvard studying human augmentation, and Caine Ardayfio is a junior studying physics. They used a pair of Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses available to them…

Mark Cuban says today’s artificial intelligence programs are worse problem-solvers than his mini Australian Shepherd — and it could stay that way for a decade.

Google is investing 36 billion Thai baht, or $1 billion, into Thailand to build a new data center and expand its cloud infrastructure, the company said Monday.