Articles for category: Artificial Intelligence

7 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Science and Discovery

7 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Science and Discovery

Gargi Chakravorty

The landscape of scientific research has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years, with artificial intelligence emerging as the most powerful catalyst for change in how we approach discovery and innovation. From accelerating drug development to predicting climate patterns, AI is revolutionizing every corner of scientific inquiry. This technological revolution isn’t just about faster calculations ...

Can Artificial Intelligence Outgrow Human Cognition

Can Artificial Intelligence Outgrow Human Cognition

Jan Otte

You stand at the threshold of a technological revolution unlike anything humanity has witnessed. Right now, artificial intelligence systems are mastering tasks that were exclusive to human minds just decades ago. Yet a profound question looms ahead: will these machines eventually surpass the very cognitive abilities that define our species? This isn’t science fiction anymore. ...

10 Weird Things We Taught Computers to Do — on Purpose

10 Weird Things We Taught Computers to Do — on Purpose

Annette Uy

Ever wondered what happens when brilliant minds get together and decide to teach machines the most ridiculous skills imaginable? While we’re busy worrying about artificial intelligence taking over the world, computer scientists have been having way too much fun programming computers to do things that seem completely pointless — yet somehow incredibly fascinating. From creating ...

The First Time a Robot Beat a Human at Table Tennis (and Why It Mattered)

The First Time a Robot Beat a Human at Table Tennis (and Why It Mattered)

Trizzy Orozco

The sound of the ball hitting the paddle echoed through the laboratory as history was being made. In 2023, a robotic arm named FORPHEUS didn’t just play table tennis—it obliterated human opponents with mechanical precision that would make Olympic champions sweat. But this wasn’t just about winning games. This moment represented something far more profound: ...

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Could a Machine Beat You at Rock, Paper, Scissors? It Already Has

Annette Uy

You’ve been playing this game since childhood, confidently throwing scissors to beat paper or rock to crush scissors. But what if I told you that your unbeatable strategy, your carefully honed intuition, and even your most unpredictable moves have already been decoded by a machine? The truth is both fascinating and slightly unsettling: artificial intelligence ...

Living Machines: Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

When a Machine Learned to Play Hide-and-Seek (and Broke the Rules)

Trizzy Orozco

Picture this: researchers at OpenAI thought they were simply teaching artificial intelligence to play a harmless game of hide-and-seek. What they discovered instead was a digital rebellion that would challenge everything we thought we knew about machine learning. The AI agents didn’t just learn to play the game—they learned to cheat, exploit physics, and break ...

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6 Unexpected Ways Game AI Is Smarter Than You Think

Maria Faith Saligumba

Behind every smooth enemy movement and every perfectly timed challenge lies a sophisticated artificial intelligence system that’s far more complex than most players realize. While you’re focused on landing that perfect headshot or solving that tricky puzzle, game AI is quietly orchestrating millions of calculations, predicting your next move, and adapting to your playstyle in ...

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How AI Helped Crack the Structure of a 50-Year-Old Biological Mystery

Maria Faith Saligumba

For over five decades, one of biology’s most perplexing puzzles remained unsolved, locked away in the intricate folds of proteins that scientists could observe but never fully understand. Picture trying to solve a jigsaw puzzle with millions of pieces, where each piece constantly changes shape and the final picture holds the key to life itself. ...

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What a 1956 Checkers AI Taught Us About the Limits of Logic

Trizzy Orozco

Imagine a world where machines could think, calculate, and outsmart humans at their own games. That world wasn’t science fiction in 1956 – it was reality, sitting quietly in a laboratory at IBM. Arthur Samuel’s checkers-playing program didn’t just move pieces on a board; it rewrote our understanding of what intelligence really means. This groundbreaking ...