Articles for category: Artificial Intelligence

The Birth of Artificial Intelligence: From Logic Machines to Learning Algorithms

The Birth of Artificial Intelligence: From Logic Machines to Learning Algorithms

Annette Uy

Imagine a world where machines not only obey commands but also think, learn, and adapt—where the line between imagination and intelligence blurs with each click and keystroke. The story of artificial intelligence (AI) is not just a tale of technology; it’s a chronicle of human curiosity, ambition, and the relentless drive to understand our own ...

Artificial Intelligence: Machines That Think

The Data Diet: Why AI’s Intelligence Depends on What We Feed It

Trizzy Orozco

Imagine raising a child who’s only ever eaten candy and never touched a vegetable—would you expect them to thrive? In much the same way, artificial intelligence grows and learns based on the “food” we give it: data. This is the secret menu behind every headline-making AI breakthrough and every embarrassing AI blunder. The quality, variety, ...

AI absorbing information from a tablet.

Could AI Evolve on Its Own? The Debate Over Self-Improving Systems

Trizzy Orozco

Imagine waking up to a world where machines no longer just follow our instructions, but instead, they evolve—changing and improving themselves in ways we never predicted. The idea sounds thrilling, perhaps even a little terrifying. Self-improving artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just a concept from science fiction; it’s a topic that has scientists, ethicists, ...

Deepfakes, Bias, and Surveillance: The Darker Side of AI Innovation

Deepfakes, Bias, and Surveillance: The Darker Side of AI Innovation

Annette Uy

Imagine waking up to a world where you can no longer trust your own eyes and ears. A world where a video of your favorite leader saying something outrageous might not be real, where your personal choices are quietly shaped by invisible algorithms, and where every move you make could be monitored by watchful digital ...

Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Australia

Zoos of the Future: Where Technology Meets Conservation

Trizzy Orozco

Imagine walking into a zoo where invisible sensors track the health of animals in real time, digital screens let you “teleport” to wild habitats, and robots help care for endangered species. It sounds almost unbelievable, but the future of zoos is unfolding right now before our eyes. For centuries, zoos have been places of wonder, ...

Virtual Reality, DNA Banks, and AI: Welcome to the Next-Gen Zoo

Virtual Reality, DNA Banks, and AI: Welcome to the Next-Gen Zoo

Trizzy Orozco

Imagine strolling through a lush rainforest, locking eyes with a Sumatran tiger, or watching a woolly mammoth amble across a snowy plain—all without leaving your city or even your home. This isn’t a scene from a distant sci-fi future; it’s a glimpse into the next generation of zoos powered by breathtaking advances in virtual reality, ...

Artificial Intelligence Is Unlocking the Secrets of Ancient Languages

Artificial Intelligence Is Unlocking the Secrets of Ancient Languages

Gargi Chakravorty

Picture yourself standing before a weathered clay tablet covered in symbols that haven’t been read for thousands of years. The script looks tantalizingly familiar, yet remains completely incomprehensible. This is the daily reality for archaeologists and linguists working with humanity’s earliest written records. For over a century, scholars have struggled to decode these ancient mysteries ...

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 ...