Is AI physics or chemistry? Nobel Prize wins spark debate about tech’s role in science
The Nobel Prize announcements this week heavily featured the use of AI, which has ignited discussion over traditional ...
Anthropic CEO goes full techno-optimist in 15,000-word paean to AI
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wants you to know he's not an AI "doomer." At least, that's my read of the "mic drop" of a ~15,000 ...
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Do scientists need tech industry to sustain AI’s Nobel moment?
One reason why the current wave of AI research is so closely tied to the tech industry is that only a handful of corporations ...
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AI was central to two of 2024's Nobel prize categories. It's a sign of things to come
The 2024 Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry have given us a glimpse of the future of science. Artificial intelligence (AI) ...
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If the Nobel Prizes were designed today, what would change?
The awards’ strict constraints often prompt frustration — if these prestigious prizes were created for the twenty-first ...
From Bell Labs To Google: Corporate Accolades And Responsibilities
Google has the resources and ability to help build online spaces that promote democracy and strengthen society, aligning with ...
AMD doubles down on AI, Google faces possible breakup and ‘causal AI’ is coming
Advanced Micro Devices is making an even bigger push to capture AI workloads with several new processors, data processing units and network interface cards unveiled this week, along with a concerted ...
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Beyond Human Achievement: How AI Challenges the Nobel Prize Paradigm
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb looks at a potential future of the Nobel Prize in a world of machine-led discoveries.
Han Kang of South Korea wins literature Nobel Prize
Poet and author Han Kang was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize for Literature Thursday, becoming the first South Korean and first ...
Nobel Prize in chemistry honors 3 scientists who used AI to design proteins — life's building blocks
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper ...
Blinken says Asia concerned about spread of Middle East conflict
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday there was deep concern in Asia about the prospect of conflict spreading ...
Reaction to Nihon Hidankyo winning Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize was won by Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from ...