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Scientific American

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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scientificamerican.com > article > mathematicians-confront-the-ai-apocalypse

The summer AI ate math

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1424+ words) What happens when machines surpass the most brilliant human minds? Mathematicians are finding out By Joseph Howlett edited by Clara Moskowitz & Lee Billings PHILADELPHIA, PA.—On July 24, the math world’s only true celebrity walked onto its most illustrious stage, to…...

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scientificamerican.com > article > openai-claims-blockbuster-math-breakthrough-amid-swirl-of-controversy

OpenAI claims blockbuster math breakthrough amid swirl of controversy

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (284+ words) Prior to the announcement, rumors were circulating online among mathematicians over the proof's origins—OpenAI has denied all allegations By Joseph Howlett edited by Claire Cameron urbazon via Getty Images For the second time ever, someone has solved one of…...

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scientificamerican.com > article > how-introverted-or-extroverted-you-are-may-influence-how-you-use-ai

How introverted or extroverted you are may influence how you use AI

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1060+ words) How people interact with their inner and outer worlds may shape how they approach generative AI By Paul Jones & The Conversation US More than a century ago, the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung made introversion and extraversion central to his theory…...

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scientificamerican.com > article > whats-the-tech-behind-the-record-breaking-rsa-260-crack

What’s the tech behind this new record-setting crypto crack?

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (457+ words) Was this record-setting encryption crack a fluke—or the new normal? A researcher’s social media post revealing how to break part of a popular encryption protocol has gone viral. But did he really do it with just “good old pencil…...

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scientificamerican.com > podcast > episode > what-a-novel-about-a-dating-app-for-dead-bodies-reveals-about-human-connection

What happens when technology tries to optimize love?

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (743+ words) Can technology optimize companionship? A novelist imagines the extreme answer Author Sarah Pierce explores dating apps, loneliness and human connection through a novel about a corpse-matching algorithm By Brianne Kane, Fonda Mwangi, Alex Sugiura & Rachel Feltman Rachel Feltman: For Scientific…...

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scientificamerican.com > article > scientists-discover-a-mysterious-wave-shaped-like-a-decagon-in-saturns-atmosphere

Scientists discover a mysterious wave shaped like a decagon in Saturn's atmosphere

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (436+ words) The strange structure appears to have formed recently, but nobody can explain exactly why By Adam Kovac edited by Claire Cameron Scientists are baffled after discovering a weird decagon-shaped wave in the atmosphere of the planet Saturn. The ten-sided phenomenon…...

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scientificamerican.com > article > jill-lepore-on-why-silicon-valley-gets-science-fiction-wrong

Silicon Valley reads a lot of science fiction. It often gets it wrong

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (661+ words) Historian Jill Lepore explains what tech leaders miss in their favorite stories—and why the fight over AI data centers may be where the machine stops By Brianne Kane edited by Eric Sullivan The story always goes the same way:…...

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scientificamerican.com > article > can-quantumscape-and-factorial-energy-mass-produce-solid-state-batteries

Solid-state batteries have been just around the corner for decades. Now they’re finally leaving the lab

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (802+ words) Two American companies are pursuing rival manufacturing strategies for these long-promised cells in an industry China dominates By Alex Pasternack edited by Eric Sullivan Who’s winning the race can be hard to know, partly because the definition of “solid state…...

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scientificamerican.com > article > no-ai-didnt-just-solve-the-thorniest-problem-in-math

No, Anthropic's AI didn’t just solve math’s hardest problem

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (643+ words) There’s a million-dollar prize for proving the Riemann hypothesis. Claude couldn’t pull that off, but it made significant progress on a related problem By Joseph Howlett edited by Lee Billings Let’s start here: math’s most famous problem is no closer…...

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scientificamerican.com > article > can-ai-make-mathematics-more-human

Can AI make mathematics more human?

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (858+ words) By Manon Bischoff edited by Daisy Yuhas An edited transcript of the interview follows. Manon Bischoff: You spent years studying string theory, a field at the intersection of mathematics and physics. But in 2017 your career pivoted. How did that happen?...