TL;DR: Algorithms and AI are turning human creativity into a homogenised crowd, whilst shape-shifting liquid robots from science fiction are officially a reality. Meanwhile, relocating Venice inland may be the only way to survive rising seas, billion-dollar prediction markets pose a real threat to global democracies, and one in four Americans now consult AI chatbots… Read More »Code creates a crowd of creativity

TL;DR: Subtle signals like facial expressions are key, but new research suggests smiley faces could be quietly ruining your professional reputation. Meanwhile, a deadly civil war tears the world’s largest wild chimpanzee group apart, tracking reveals how war and energy policies dimmed the night lights of Europe, and an alarming survey shows half of US… Read More »Smiley faces can ruin reputations 😊😯😢

TL;DR: The US government has officially staked its claim to “aliens.gov,” igniting internet discussions, whilst obsessing over your smartwatch data is actively destroying your ability to rest. Meanwhile, shrinking workforces threaten the global economy, but AI can trigger huge growth, and corporate leaders are told that the return-to-office debate is a complete waste of time.… Read More »US government team grabs aliens.gov

TL;DR: Employees seduced by corporate jargon are terrible at making decisions, whilst a mind-reading milestone lets scientists watch movies inside a mouse’s brain. Meanwhile, the world’s ship captains are terrified of autonomous vessels, chatbots are forcing humanity to conform, and your AI writing assistant is secretly changing your political opinions. Plus: A medical taboo prompts… Read More »Corporate bulls#!t jargon ruins decisions

TL;DR: Wading through a sea of low-quality, AI-generated content on platforms like YouTube and Facebook is becoming an increasingly frustrating experience, as the endless flood of “AI slop” ruins social media for everyone. Meanwhile, humans are surprisingly better than AI at spotting deepfake videos but fail entirely with photos. Researchers warn that AI cancer tools… Read More »Flood of ‘AI slop’ is ruining social media

TL;DR: From silent film stars to bank tellers, professions threatened by new technology have faced similar fears, suggesting the AI job apocalypse might just be history repeating itself. Meanwhile, failing public sector AI projects refuse to die despite broken promises, Spain emerges as a surprise world leader in AI and journalism research, and online reviews… Read More »Is AI job apocalypse just history repeating?

TL;DR: Expertise in artificial intelligence is now often worth more than a master’s degree as employers shift to skill-based hiring, whilst science confirms that love really is blind as the brain shuts down critical judgment. Meanwhile, wild parrots are found to use complex grammar in territorial war songs, “smart underwear” is created to track flatulence,… Read More »Is AI expertise worth more than a master’s?

TL;DR: Humans enter the world with an innate ability to predict rhythmic patterns but are essentially “deaf” to melody, according to new research. Meanwhile, a simple picture test helps AI diagnose addiction with over 80 per cent accuracy; tiny “bubble bots” powered by body waste are hunting down tumours; and scientists have used sound to… Read More »Babes to the rhythm: Newborns dig beats

TL;DR: Science still cannot explain why the dying report leaving their bodies despite major new research efforts, whilst a fully autonomous AI “digital clinical team” has been built to spot early signs of dementia in patient notes. Meanwhile, robots are learning to “feel” like humans to handle raw eggs, “super agers” win the genetic lottery… Read More »Near-death visions still baffle science

TL;DR: Scientists have discovered a physical “brake” in the brain that stops us from starting stressful tasks, whilst gifted dogs are learning to understand spelt-out words to eavesdrop on their owners, and swearing aloud can actually make you physically stronger. Meanwhile, a new AI model predicts 100 diseases from a single night’s sleep, teenagers lose… Read More »Brain ‘brake’ stops us from making a start