The Island has recently published various articles on AI, and they are thought-provoking. This article is based on a paper I presented at a London University seminar, 22 years ago. Will computers ever ...

As part of the event, a Turing test was held in Latvia for the first time to examine whether participants could distinguish between answers generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and those prepared ...

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WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell refused to answer questions at a deposition before the U.S. House's Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Monday, ...

Will artificial intelligence ever be able to reason, learn, and solve problems at levels comparable to humans? Experts at the University of California San Diego believe the answer is yes—and that such ...

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman proposes a new test for advanced AI: can an agent legally grow $100,000 into $1 million? This "Artificial Capable Intelligence" benchmark, he believes, will reveal AI ...

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The past 11 months have been a LOT as 2025 reaches its conclusion this December. From incredible TV shows, wild viral moments and unbelievable news stories - this year has truly seen it all, with ...

Back in the 2010s, a website called Let Me Google That For You gained a notable amount of popularity for serving a single purpose: snark. The site lets you generate a custom link that you can send ...

It’s a well-worn adage of the Internet age: people often aren’t what they seem to be online. But until recently, you could at least be assured that they were people. Now, though, “chatfishing,” a new ...

The naturalization process for soon-to-be U.S. citizens is expected to get harder after Homeland Security’s citizenship office unveiled an overhaul of citizenship standards. The revision included new ...

A day after the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) ordered law enforcement statewide to inspect and halt the use of DataMaster (DMT) alcohol breath testing instruments that have been ...