A new study suggests AI models like ChatGPT and Claude consistently overestimate how rational humans really are, leading them ...

The familiar fight between “mind as software” and “mind as biology” may be a false choice. This work proposes biological computationalism: the idea that brains compute, but not in the abstract, symbol ...

Each year as Spotify Wrapped drops, social media timelines fill with neon slides declaring who we "really" are. We trade our ...

I recently found myself corresponding with what I thought was a recruiter from a major pharmaceutical company. The recruiter's messages were polished, courteous, and articulate -- almost too ...

All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in general, research mathematicians don’t need to think about it ...

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Medical imaging, like X-rays and CT scans, are routine, non-invasive and painless tools used by doctors to make diagnoses. But a recent study of about 4 million children published in the New England ...

Music recommendation algorithms were supposed to help us cut through the noise, but they just served us up slop. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ...

2025 has seen a significant shift in the use of AI in software engineering— a loose, vibes-based approach has given way to a systematic approach to managing how AI systems process context. Provided ...

Abstract: Network routing is a core functionality in computer networks that holds significant potential for integrating newly developed techniques with minimal software effort through the use of ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. TikTok’s algorithm, which shapes what more than a billion users see, has developed an almost mystical reputation for ...