What does it mean to compute? Framework maps hidden computations running inside natural dynamic systems

Some computers are easy to spot. Artificial, human-built computers like those found in smartphones and laptops are abstract dynamic systems with observable computational elements like input, output, ...
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World’s Leading AIs Were Given Nuclear Codes and Pitted Each Other in a War Game Simulation. It Went Exactly As You Expected

Imagine handing the nuclear launch codes to the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence. You’d hope the machine would ...

Perplexity Computer lets you pick the best AI for every task

Perplexity Computer lets Gemini, Grok, and ChatGPT 5.2 collaborate on the same task. The feature is live for Max subscribers today.

Solving The Data Bottleneck For Physical AI

Data is the life-blood of physical AI. Collecting real-life data is expensive. Generative AI and diffusion to create ...

Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather, climate risks depends on supercomputers like NCAR's

Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the ...
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Saturn’s rings and largest moon may have formed after a cosmic collision, astronomers say

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, might have formed after a collision with a lost moon, according to new research.

'Thermodynamic computer' can mimic AI neural networks — using orders of magnitude less energy to generate images

Researchers generated images from noise, using orders of magnitude less energy than current generative AI models require.