Artificial intelligence
Explore our coverage of artificial intelligence, from its technical underpinnings to its social, political and economic consequences
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Science & technology
GPT, Claude, Llama? How to tell which AI model is best
Beware model-makers marking their own homework
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Science & technology
How America built an AI tool to predict Taliban attacks
“Raven Sentry” was a successful experiment in open-source intelligence
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Schools brief
The race is on to control the global supply chain for AI chips
The focus is no longer just on faster chips, but on more chips clustered together
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By Invitation
Keep the code behind AI open, say two entrepreneurs
Martin Casado and Ion Stoica argue that open-source models will power innovation without compromising security
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By Invitation
Not all AI models should be freely available, argues a legal scholar
The more capable they are, the greater the risk of catastrophe, reckons Lawrence Lessig
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Business
What could kill the $1trn artificial-intelligence boom?
A fast-growing supply chain is in danger of over-extending
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Leaders
How to ensure Africa is not left behind by the AI revolution
Weak digital infrastructure is holding the continent back
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Europe
To understand the perils of AI, look to a Czech novel—from 1936
“War with the Newts” offers a satirical allegory of life under the spell of machines
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Middle East & Africa
Why the AI revolution is leaving Africa behind
Large infrastructure gaps are creating a new digital divide
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Business
Machines might not take your job. But they could make it worse
How robots and AI change the meaningfulness of work
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Science & technology
How Ukraine’s new tech foils Russian aerial attacks
It is pioneering acoustic detection, with surprising success
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Science & technology
AI can predict tipping points before they happen
Potential applications span from economics to epidemiology
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Schools brief
A short history of AI
In the first of six weekly briefs, we ask how AI overcame decades of underdelivering
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Science & technology
Researchers are figuring out how large language models work
Such insights could help make them safer, more truthful and easier to use
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Babbage
How spooks are adapting to the digital age
Our podcast on science and technology. How intelligence services are using a wealth of technologies—from shortwave radio to AI—to their advantage