Imagine pointing your phone's camera at the world, asking it to identify the dark green plant leaves, and asking if it's poisonous for dogs. Likewise, you're working on a computer, pull up the AI, and ...

Over the last few months, many AI boosters have been increasingly interested in generative video models and their seeming ability to show at least limited emergent knowledge of the physical properties ...

Step aside, LLMs. The next big step for AI is learning, reconstructing and simulating the dynamics of the real world. Barbara is a tech writer specializing in AI and emerging technologies. With a ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Here’s a test for infants: Show them a glass of water on a desk. Hide it behind a wooden board. Now move the board toward the glass. If ...