#Artificial intelligence

GPT-4, Claude, and Llama sought out popular peers, connected with others via existing friends, and gravitated towards those similar to them. As AI wheedles its way into our lives, how it behaves socially is becoming a pressing question. A new study suggests AI models build social networks in

History says we can’t be too sure. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman—perhaps the most prominent face of the artificial intelligence boom that accelerated with the launch of ChatGPT in 2022—loves scaling laws. These widely admired rules of thumb linking the size of an AI model with its

Behavior can be deceptive. What matters for consciousness is not what you do, but how you do it. You might think a honey bee foraging in your garden and a browser window running ChatGPT have nothing in common. But recent scientific research has been seriously considering the possibility that

If dazzling potential doesn’t translate quickly into steady, profitable demand, the excitement can slip away surprisingly fast. The global investment frenzy around AI has seen companies valued at trillions of dollars and eye-watering projections of how it will boost economic productivity.

A growing digital afterlife industry promises to make memory interactive and, in some cases, eternal. Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to preserve the voices and stories of the dead. From text-based chatbots that mimic loved ones to voice avatars that let you “speak” with the