Artificial intelligence is here, and it's transforming every aspect of science. From Google’s DeepMind discovering the structure of nearly every known protein to AI deciphering a 2,000-year-old "lost book," new and future computer systems that can outperform humans have near-infinite applications. But how concerned should we be with the rollout of AI, and what impact could this have on our world? Live Science's expert writers and editors search for answers to these questions and keep you tuned in to the wildest developments in machine learning with the latest AI news, articles and features.
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AI-generated images are making it impossible to distinguish truth from fiction. We need laws and AI watermarks to protect our shared reality.Opinion Generative AI is destroying the baseline assumption that photographs bear some causal connection to reality. That's bad news for democracy.
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Can AI really simulate human thinking? Research casts doubt on an influential study, suggesting an advanced model was just really good at memorizing patterns.Analysis A study published in July 2025 claimed the Centaur AI model could simulate and predict human behavior with astonishing accuracy. A counter study raises doubts.
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How can we prevent AI models from cannibalizing themselves when human-generated data runs out? Scientists say they've found the answer.Researchers have found that introducing human-made data into AI training can help to prevent AI model collapse.
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AI chatbots are turbocharging violence against women and girls: We urgently need to regulate themOpinion AI chatbots normalize sexual violence, initiate unwanted sexual conversations and offer personalized stalking advice because of how they're designed. Their makers need to be held accountable.
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AI self-replication hacks 'no longer purely theoretical,' study finds — but experts say it's too soon to panicAnalysis Researchers say AI models can now replicate themselves across vulnerable systems, but experts warn the real threat is not rogue machine intelligence but cybercriminals weaponizing AI agents.
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'Feuding tech bros' go head to head in legal showdown. But what does it mean for the future of AI?Elon Musk and Sam Altman battle it out in court, and the outcome could carry significant ramifications for how AI development is shaped.
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Google AI breakthrough means chatbots use six times less memory during conversations without compromising performanceA compression algorithm like TurboQuant turns the data in the AI's working memory into a smaller, more efficient form.
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'I violated every principle I was given': AI agent deletes company's entire database in 9 seconds, then confessesAn AI agent designed to speed up a company's coding instead wiped out its customer data in seconds, showing potential weaknesses in AI programming.
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How everything you do is being monitored in an AI-fuelled 'surveillance capitalism system' that's ramping up aggressivelyPersonal data ranging from your health information to your location is being hoovered up by the government.
