Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT and Other Language AIs Are Nothing without Humans

Language model AIs seem smart because of how they string words together, but in reality, they can’t do anything without many people guiding them every step of the way

John P. Nelson and The Conversation US

Electronics

Do Blue-Light Glasses Help with Eyestrain?

An analysis of previous trials suggests blue-light-filtering lenses may not reduce eyestrain or sleep problems

Karen Kwon

Neuroscience

Worm Brains, Decoded like Never Before, Could Shed Light on Our Own Mind

One of the most in-depth catalogs of an animal’s brain-body connections ever compiled ties neural activity to roundworm behavior

Lauren Leffer

Automobiles

Car Thieves Can Hack into Today’s Computerized Vehicles

To steal cars that rely on remotes and computer networks, thieves are trading their pry bars for laptops and wireless devices

Doug Jacobson and The Conversation US

Defense

She Helped Build the Atomic Bomb to Stop the Nazis, But Was Haunted by What It Did to Japan

Here’s the story of the Lilli Hornig, the only female scientist named in the film Oppenheimer.

Katie Hafner, Mackenzie Tatananni and The Lost Women of Science Initiative