Artificial Intelligence
Jailbroken AI Chatbots Can Jailbreak Other Chatbots
AI chatbots can convince other chatbots to instruct users how to build bombs and cook meth
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Quantum Computing
IBM Releases First-Ever 1,000-Qubit Quantum Chip
The company announces its latest huge chip—but will now focus on developing smaller chips with a fresh approach to “error correction”
Renewable Energy
Google Taps Hot Rocks to Cool Climate
The potential of geothermal energy as a carbon-free power source is well known. Now companies such as Google are helping to unlock it
Conservation
Polar Bear Dens Are Hard for Humans to See, but Drone-Mounted Radar Can Help
As humans encroach on polar bear habitats, new tools such as drone-mounted radar can prevent us from disrupting the hidden dens where bears give birth
Engineering
Light Can Travel Backward in Time (Sort Of)
Light can be reflected not only in space but also in time—and researchers exploring such “time reflections” are finding a wealth of delightfully odd and useful effects
Artificial Intelligence
AI Teaches Robots the Best Way to Pack a Car, a Suitcase—Or a Rocket to Mars
Robots that can fit multiple items into a limited space could help pack a suitcase or a rocket to Mars
Engineering
Inside the Satellite Tech Revealing Gaza’s Destruction
Amid restrictions on optical satellite images, researchers have developed a radar technique to gauge building damage in Gaza
Defense
Behind the Scenes at a U.S. Factory Building New Nuclear Bombs
The U.S. is ramping up construction of new “plutonium pits” for nuclear weapons
Defense
Who Would Take the Brunt of an Attack on U.S. Nuclear Missile Silos?
These fallout maps show the toll of a potential nuclear attack on missile silos in the U.S. heartland
Energy
Dyslexia, Dark Energy and a New Arms Race
The risks of a $1.5-trillion plan to build up the U.S. nuclear arsenal
