The Download: How AI is improving itself, and hidden greenhouse gases
Last week, Mark Zuckerberg declared that Meta aims to achieve smarter-than-human AI. He seems to have a recipe for achieving…
GPT-5 is here. Now what?
Whereas o1 was a major technological advancement, GPT-5 is, above all else, a refined product. During a press briefing, Sam…
The Download: GPT-5 is here, and Intel’s CEO drama
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in…
This quantum radar could image buried objects
The glass cell that serves as the radar’s quantum component is full of cesium atoms kept at room temperature. The…
The Download: A quantum radar, and chipmakers’ deal with the US government
Physicists have created a new type of radar that could help improve underground imaging, using a cloud of atoms in…
Meet the early-adopter judges using AI
In this, Goddard appears to be caught in the same predicament the AI boom has created for many of us.…
Sam Altman and the whale
But where is the transition from the BlackBerry keyboard to the touch-screen iPhone? Where is the assisted GPS and the…
What you may have missed about GPT-5
With the launch of GPT-5, OpenAI has begun explicitly telling people to use its models for health advice. At the…