Studying the epic journey of the iconic jumping plumber can lead to new insights in theoretical computer science—and may help ...

Some have interpreted this as the defining moment when A.I. surpassed human prowess in math, akin to the moment in 1997 when ...

A new benchmark pitting AI against previously unseen maths problems shows systems still fall short of top human expertise.

He built interfaces that allowed engineers, scientists and everyday people to solve difficult problems without having to ...

Do we need quantum computers to fully understand complex chemical reactions? A new result, decades in the making, shows the surprising power of ordinary “classical” machines. What Garnet Chan cares ...

In October 2024 I attended a workshop at Harvard University where mathematicians talked through the uses of artificial intelligence in their field. Most were less worried about the future of math than ...

Critics of artificial intelligence caution that, as a relatively new technology, its long-term effects on the human brain are still unknown. But a new study shows that AI could be dangerous even in ...

Researchers say the findings raise questions about what happens to our brains and patterns if we depend too much on AI. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven ...

The research, conducted across three separate randomized experiments involving math and reading comprehension tasks, found something that should make any AI user pause and think. After around ten ...

New research suggests that reliance on AI assistants can have a negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem solve.

Inside FDP is an exclusive series of articles written by the former deputy director of data engineering at NHS England, Tom Bartlett, who led the 150-person team that built the Federated Data Platform ...