When we picture the future of human evolution, we often imagine larger brains and sharper intellect. We envision creatures powered by technology and intelligence, resembling the big-headed life forms ...

The DeepMind CEO said that AI is like the internet — people can use it to learn all kinds of topics, or use it in ways that ...

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One thing that distinguishes human beings is their capacity for proactive, prolonged aggression, a human characteristic that results from the complex consciousness created by language. 1 Since threats ...

In a series of experiments described in Science Magazine in 2011, a trio of researchers found evidence to support a sneaking suspicion bubbling up in the minds of many Google aficionados: Frequent ...

Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT can write an essay or plan a menu almost instantly. But until recently, it was also easy to stump them. The models, which rely on language patterns to respond ...

We've all been there. Moments after leaving a party, your brain is suddenly filled with intrusive thoughts about what others were thinking. "Did they think I talked too much?" "Did my joke offend them ...

Using two newly developed types of reasoning tests, a team of researchers at UCL and UCLH has identified key brain regions that are essential for logical thinking and problem-solving. The results will ...

As we work on overcoming what scares us, a new plasticity becomes available in our brain, and fear strikes out.