Computer Science

What is the splinternet? Here’s why the internet is less whole than you might...

"Splinternet" refers to the way the internet is being splintered—broken up, divided, separated, locked down, boxed up, or otherwise segmented. Whether for nation states or...

Jurassic Park at 30: how its CGI revolutionized the film industry

1993’s Jurassic Park used pioneering computer-generated imagery (CGI) to bring dinosaurs to life in Steven Spielberg’s adaption of the novel of the same name.

Scientists develop more reliable semiconductor layering for electronic devices

3D integrated circuits are a key part of improving the efficiency of electronics to meet the considerable demands of consumers. They are constantly being developed,...

Scientists are innovating computer vision one pixel at a time

Scientists have recently completed Phases 1 and 2 of a DARPA project looking to make advances in computer vision.

Fitness app loophole allows access to home addresses

Despite attempts to anonymize user data, the fitness app Strava allows anyone to find personal information—including home addresses—about some users.

ChatGPT helps design a tomato-harvesting robot

Using ChatGPT, an advanced language model, the researchers successfully collaborated with AI to design a tomato-harvesting robot.

ChatGPT vs Human: How to spot AI-generated science writing

A remarkable tool can distinguish between human-written and AI-generated academic science writing with over 99% accuracy.

Smart robots can predict Alzheimer’s: how our genes help

Scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have made a special robot that can guess if a person may get...

What does ChatGPT say when you tell it you were sexually assaulted or you’re...

The Growing Use of AI Assistants The use of AI assistants, such as ChatGPT, is becoming more popular. Hundreds of millions of people already use...

Calculators vs. Artificial Intelligence: Are AI really taking over?”

Have you ever wondered why we're okay with using calculators, but get nervous when we talk about Artificial Intelligence (AI)?