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AI systems with deceptive capabilities could be misused in numerous ways by bad actors. Or, they may become prone to behaving in ways their creators never intended.
People aren’t the only ones harmed by heat waves. The hotter it gets, the harder it is for machines to keep their cool.
Migration arrangements like the Rwanda plan have existed for well over a century.
Artist Janet Echelman explains how she collaborates with engineers to create massive sculptures that have changed city landscapes and inspired people around the world.
Intellectual property law wasn’t written with AI in mind, so it isn’t clear who owns the images that emerge from prompts – or if the artists whose work was scraped to train AI models should be paid.
Fires here can affect meltwater timing and water quality, worsen erosion that triggers mudslides, and much more, as two scientists explain.
In a plot reminiscent of the 2004 movie The Day After Tomorrow?, Australian scientists are warning that the Southern Ocean’s deep “overturning” circulation is slowing and headed for collapse.
With more than 5,000 known exoplanets, astronomers are shifting their focus from discovering additional distant worlds to identifying which are good candidates for further study.
Today’s anchors on politically slanted news programs feed anger and polarization with their wild claims. Their ancestor is a character from ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ – with one big difference.
Pour la première fois, une réaction de fusion a été réalisée libérant plus d’énergie que celle nécessaire à initier cette réaction.
When ideological enemies talk across their great divides, something good can happen – it reduces stereotypes and inflammatory language directed at people who don’t agree on the abortion rights issue.
The unprecedented declassification of French nuclear archives sheds light upon the nuclear tests in Algeria circa 1960.
La France avait mis en place une lourde politique fiscale visant à faire financer la colonisation par les territoires africains. Après les indépendances, cet héritage a été largement conservé.
La France a utilisé le Sahara algérien pour effectuer ses premiers essais nucléaires. Un choix qui irrite le tout jeune État algérien, dont l’indépendance date du 5 juillet 1962.
Fluent expression is not always evidence of a mind at work, but the human brain is primed to believe so. A pair of cognitive linguistics experts explain why language is not a good test of sentience.
The road map for a more sustainable future starts with clean energy and fossil-fuel-free transportation.
Moderna co-founder Robert Langer developed the process that made COVID-19 vaccines possible. He spoke about his journey helping develop the science for various lifesaving treatments.
The risk from heat waves is about more than intensity – being able to cool off is essential, and that’s hard to find in many low-income areas of the world.
A hurricane that wreaked havoc from Louisiana to New York City, the Texas freeze and devastating western wildfires topped NOAA’s list of billion-dollar disasters in 2021.
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Assistant Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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PhD Candidate in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Postdoctoral fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Professor of Film and Media, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Mellon Distinguished Visiting Artist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Economiste, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow at Tufts University and at MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Postdoctoral Associate at the Tegmark Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Postdoctoral associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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JD-PhD Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Chercheur spécialiste de la fusion nucléaire, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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PhD Student in Media Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
