Artificial intelligence
Explore our coverage of artificial intelligence, from its technical underpinnings to its social, political and economic consequences
Business
Can Nvidia be dethroned? Meet the startups vying for its crown
A new generation of AI chips is on the way
Science and technology
Today’s AI models are impressive. Teams of them will be formidable
Working together will make LLMs more capable and intelligent—for good and ill
Science and technology
A Russia-linked network uses AI to rewrite real news stories
CopyCop churned out 19,000 deceptive posts in a month
China
Why young Russian women appear so eager to marry Chinese men
They speak fluent Mandarin and love China. Shame they are fake
Business
Will chatbots eat India’s IT industry?
TCS, Infosys and others try to harness the technology first
Babbage
Why disinformation is more dangerous than ever
Our podcast on science and technology. We investigate the technology and tactics behind deceptive content—and what to do about it
Science and technology
New crop-spraying technologies are more efficient than ever
Pesticide use could be cut by up to 90%
Business
Big tech’s great AI power grab
Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft are on the hunt for new energy sources
Business
AI and other tricks are bringing power lines into the 21st century
Grids are at last becoming smarter and more efficient
Business
Does Perplexity’s “answer engine” threaten Google?
Taking aim at one of the best business models of all time
Science and technology
Producing fake information is getting easier
But that’s not the whole story, when it comes to AI
Science and technology
Disinformation is on the rise. How does it work?
Understanding it will lead to better ways to fight it
Science and technology
Fighting disinformation gets harder, just when it matters most
Researchers and governments need to co-ordinate; tech companies need to open up