Intelligence

In a remarkably short period, the landscape of medicine in Australia has been reshaped by the rapid rise of medicinal cannabis. Since access pathways were expanded in 2016, a staggering 700,000 prescription approvals have been issued, marking a dramatic...

Boosting a child’s literacy can be as simple as sending their parents a few text messages, but a recent study reveals a surprising finding: the number of messages matters. Researchers at Stanford and Texas A&M conducted a randomized experiment...

In my classroom, students are quick to offer opinions on whether AI is intelligent. They can assess its ability to analyze, evaluate, and communicate. But when I ask whether AI can truly "think," I'm often met with blank stares....

For the last fifty years, a good education meant preparing kids for high-paying knowledge work in science and technology. But with generative AI now capable of writing code, drafting reports, and analyzing data, those rules may be changing. Teachers...

The arrival of generative AI has sent shockwaves through academia, sparking familiar debates about cheating and the erosion of critical thinking. But a new study reveals a more complex and troubling story. Research from the University of Pittsburgh shows...

The survey, conducted by two economists, found that students are using AI to a much greater extent than U.S. adults, and they're doing it responsibly. What the data reveals is a distinction between two types of AI use: augmentation...

The world watched as a meticulously planned summit unfolded between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska, ostensibly to end the war in Ukraine. But the carefully choreographed "theatre" of the occasion served only to underscore...

In a world where personalised education remains an elusive ideal, imagine a hyper-personalised tutor with an unlimited budget, capable of maximising every learner’s productivity and skills development. This past summer, I decided to preview this futuristic concept through a...

The analogy is common: "Generative AI is just a tool, like a calculator." Even prominent figures in the tech world have used it to downplay the significance and potential controversies of the new technology. The argument suggests that just...

In a move that highlights a fundamental misunderstanding of artificial intelligence, the United States government has declared that AI companies must ensure their systems are “objective and free from top-down ideological bias” to do business with the White House....