Artificial intelligence
Explore our coverage of artificial intelligence, from its technical underpinnings to its social, political and economic consequences
Science & technology
Researchers are figuring out how large language models work
Such insights could help make them safer, more truthful and easier to use
Babbage
How spooks are adapting to the digital age
Our podcast on science and technology. How intelligence services are using a wealth of technologies—from shortwave radio to AI—to their advantage
Special report
Will artificial intelligence transform school?
The boldest visions for AI in classrooms misunderstand much about education
Leaders
As Amazon turns 30, three factors will define its next decade
It will have to deal with trustbusters, catch up on AI and revive its core business
Finance & economics
What happened to the artificial-intelligence revolution?
So far the technology has had almost no economic impact
Culture
Finishing schools for the age of TikTok
Unsure how to be polite at work? Ask a digital etiquette guru
Business
What next for Amazon as it turns 30?
From Prime Video to AWS, the e-empire is stitching together its disparate parts
Leaders
LLMs now write lots of science. Good
Easier and more lucid writing will make science faster and better
United States
Non-white American parents are embracing AI faster than white ones
The digital divide seems to have flipped
Business
A new lab and a new paper reignite an old AI debate
Two duelling visions of the technological future
Science & technology
At least 10% of research may already be co-authored by AI
That might not be a bad thing
Science & technology
How physics can improve image-generating AI
The laws governing electromagnetism and even the weak nuclear force could be worth mimicking
Leaders
AI will transform the character of warfare
Technology will make war faster and more opaque. It could also prove destabilising
Briefing
How AI is changing warfare
An AI-assisted general staff may be more important than killer robots
Finance & economics
Think Nvidia looks dear? American shares could get pricier still
Investors are willing to follow whichever narrative paints the rosiest picture