Imagine this scenario: you’re worried you may have committed a crime, so you turn to a trusted advisor — OpenAI’s blockbuster ChatGPT, say — to describe what you did and get its advice. According to ...

In May 2025, a claim (archived) circulated online that the tech entrepreneur and former Trump adviser Elon Musk solved an "unsolvable" math problem after a Harvard professor called him "rich but dumb.

Vasco Pedro had always believed that, despite the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), getting machines to translate languages as well as professional translators do would always need a human in the ...

What is the largest sofa that you can squeeze around the corner of a hallway? A horseshoe-shaped piece of furniture known as Gerver’s sofa has officially taken the crown, solving a mathematical ...

Art of Problem Solving, an organization that helps students grasp the intricacies of mathematics, has signed a lease for its first physical space. “Our programs have long served NYC students virtually ...

After Albert Einstein published his special theory of relativity in 1905, he spent the next decade trying to come up with a theory of gravity. But for years, he kept running up against a problem. He ...

Which A.I. system writes the best computer code or generates the most realistic image? Right now, there’s no easy way to answer those questions. Credit...Davide Comai Supported by By Kevin Roose ...

In schools, 2023 was the year of generative AI-powered chatbots. Students suddenly found themselves with a tool that was always willing to provide answers, even if those answers were sometimes ...