Can you design a mechanism that will trace out the shape of a heart? How about the shape of a moon, or a star? Mechanism ...

War rarely turns on one person alone, yet certain names continue to surface when the history of World War II is revisited. Alan Turing is one of them..

When Alan Turing asked in 1950, “Can machines think?“, he was not trying to settle a philosophical argument. He was trying to ...

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Alan Turing, a pivotal World War II codebreaker, developed the theoretical basis for modern computing and artificial intelligence. Despite his immense contributions, he was prosecuted for his ...

Artificial intelligence is increasingly able to simulate human behavior and answer online surveys and political polls, putting the reliability of survey-based research at risk. Consequences can be ...

At the heart of higher education's response to AI is the vital question of how to harness the technology without sacrificing ...

In 1843, Ada Lovelace published notes on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, outlining how a machine could follow instructions to perform complex operations and manipulate symbols beyond arithmetic.

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 ...

From muscle-powered combat in ancient battlefields to nuclear deterrence in the 20th century, every technological leap has reshaped the character of war. Today, that trajectory has entered a new and ...

But knowledge gives us power—to separate facts from fears, speculation from reality, and worst-case scenarios from more likely outcomes. And this is my topic for today. What we know about AI, what ...

As a genre, sci-fi is full of memorable and acclaimed classics, but movies like The Matrix and Wall-E go beyond, thanks to their impeccable execution.