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arstechnica 47h ago 22°

Does Anthropic believe its AI is conscious, or is that just what it wants Claude to think?

We have no proof that AI models suffer, but Anthropic acts like they might for training purposes.
arstechnica 15h ago 21°

The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K

With virtually no content and limited benefits, 8K TVs were doomed.
arstechnica 26h ago 19°

Inside Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device ever

"Selfishly a little bit, we built Shield for ourselves."
arstechnica 47h ago 16°

Do you have ideas about how to improve America's space program?

"Any time there’s dynamic change, there’s the opportunity for new ideas."
arstechnica 16h ago 13°

AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it's getting weird fast

Moltbook lets 32,000 AI bots trade jokes, tips, and complaints about humans.
arstechnica 20h ago 12°

Web portal leaves kids' chats with AI toy open to anyone with Gmail account

Just about anyone with a Gmail account could access Bondu chat transcripts.
arstechnica 19h ago 12°

Developers say AI coding tools work—and that's precisely what worries them

Ars spoke to several software devs about AI and found enthusiasm tempered by unease.
arstechnica 47h ago 11°

Tesla kills Models S and X to build humanoid robots instead

EVs that were once industry-leading have long since been left behind.
arstechnica 43h ago 11°

County pays $600,000 to pentesters it arrested for assessing courthouse security

Settlement comes more than 6 years after Gary DeMercurio and Justin Wynn's ordeal began.
arstechnica 22h ago 10°

How far does $5,000 go when you want an electric car?

You won't be going on road trips, but a very cheap electric runabout is possible.
arstechnica 26h ago 10°

Rocket Report: How a 5-ton satellite fell off a booster; will SpaceX and xAI merge?

"We’re seeing remarkable growth year after year."
arstechnica 39h ago 10°

People complaining about Windows 11 hasn't stopped it from hitting 1 billion users

Windows 11 clears a milestone as Windows 10 continues its slow fade.
arstechnica 48h ago 10°

States want to tax fossil fuel companies to create climate change superfunds

As climate costs rise, states are passing legislation so fossil fuel can pay their share.
arstechnica 22h ago

NASA faces a crucial choice on a Mars spacecraft—and it must decide soon

"We think that’s a really important mission, and something that we can do."
arstechnica 44h ago

New OpenAI tool renews fears that “AI slop” will overwhelm scientific research

New "Prism" workspace launches just as studies show AI-assisted papers are flooding journals with diminished quality.
arstechnica 16h ago

Here's why Blue Origin just ended its suborbital space tourism program

"This program has laid the groundwork for our company's future success."
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