Computing

Ada Lovelace’s wisdom about the first general-purpose computer can be found buried in the appendix of another paper

We shouldn’t be afraid of AI taking over humanity; we should fear the fact that our humanity hasn’t kept up with our technology

Artificial DNA sorts images like a neural network does

The release of Apple’s mixed-reality headset raises questions about hours spent in a virtual replacement of our world

Amid rising numbers of cyber threats, safeguarding our satellites is no longer optional but a necessity for global security and reliability

Amid the machine-learning boom, model developers have built an all-purpose digital oracle from a trove of big data

Here’s a look at the $1-million math problem at the heart of computation

Data voids in search results can lead down rabbit holes that bolster belief in fake news

Artificial intelligence models are getting bigger, along with the data sets used to train them. But scaling down could solve some big AI problems

Powering artificial intelligence models takes a lot of energy. A new analysis demonstrates just how big the problem could become

Trust is built on social norms and basic predictability. AI is typically not designed with either

A botched obituary underlines threats from both artificial intelligence and digital plagiarism mills to pollute the news with misinformation