AI’s impact on elections is being overblown
This year, close to half the world’s population has the opportunity to participate in an election. And according to a steady stream of pundits, institutions, academics, and news organizations, there’s...
Elon Musk gets surprising defender after X was banned in Brazil: The Washington Post
Despite The Washington Post’s frequent sharp criticism of Elon Musk, the paper’s editorial board criticized the Brazilian government for moving to ban X, the social media platform owned by the...
Could AI and Deepfakes Sway the US Election?
Leah Feiger: All right, that’s a good one. Thank you, Tori. Will, what do you have for us? Will Knight: Wow, I don’t know if I can really compete with...
Machine learning unlocks secrets to advanced alloys
The concept of short-range order (SRO) — the arrangement of atoms over small distances — in metallic alloys has been underexplored in materials science and engineering. But the past decade...
Roblox is launching a generative AI that builds 3D environments in a snap
Roblox plans to roll out a generative AI tool that will let creators make whole 3D scenes just using text prompts, it announced today. Once it’s up and running, developers...
X global affairs head Nick Pickles resigns
X’s global affairs head Nick Pickles is quitting Elon Musk’s embattled social media platform after a decade with the company. Pickles said he had decided to leave the company formerly...
New AI Model Can Simulate ‘Super Mario Bros.’ After Watching Gameplay Footage
Last month, Google’s GameNGen AI model showed that generalized image diffusion techniques can be used to generate a passable, playable version of Doom. Now, researchers are using some similar techniques...
AI model identifies certain breast tumor stages likely to progress to invasive cancer
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a type of preinvasive tumor that sometimes progresses to a highly deadly form of breast cancer. It accounts for about 25 percent of all...
Here’s how ed-tech companies are pitching AI to teachers
This story is from The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get it in your inbox first, sign up here. This back-to-school season marks the third year in which AI...
