As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more and more integrated into society, two divergent narratives have captured the public imagination. On one end of the spectrum, the "AI apocalypse" scenario ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." You don’t exactly become a world-renowned futurist by making safe predictions. And while all of those ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I met Christof Koch in 1994 at the first of ...

That's how Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman described Moltbook, a Reddit-style forum built entirely for bots. In a LinkedIn post on Monday, Suleyman said MoltBook is a powerful demonstration of how ...

There will come a moment when technology stops evolving with us and starts evolving beyond us. Known as the Singularity, it’s the point where human and artificial intelligence merge, erasing the ...

A review of over 100 years of neuroscience research asks if some brain regions are more important than others for consciousness. What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain ...

You’re lying on an operating table. A doctor injects a milky white liquid into your veins. Within a minute, your breathing slows, your face relaxes, and you remain limp when asked to squeeze a hand.