Artificial intelligence
Explore our coverage of artificial intelligence, from its technical underpinnings to its social, political and economic consequences
By Invitation
Keep the code behind AI open, say two entrepreneurs
Martin Casado and Ion Stoica argue that open-source models will power innovation without compromising security
By Invitation
Not all AI models should be freely available, argues a legal scholar
The more capable they are, the greater the risk of catastrophe, reckons Lawrence Lessig
Business
What are the threats to the $1trn artificial-intelligence boom?
A fast-growing supply chain is at risk of over-extending
Leaders
How to ensure Africa is not left behind by the AI revolution
Weak digital infrastructure is holding the continent back
Europe
To understand the perils of AI, look to a Czech novel—from 1936
“War with the Newts” offers a satirical allegory of life under the spell of machines
Middle East and Africa
Why the AI revolution is leaving Africa behind
Large infrastructure gaps are creating a new digital divide
Business
Machines might not take your job. But they could make it worse
How robots and AI change the meaningfulness of work
Science and technology
How Ukraine’s new tech foils Russian aerial attacks
It is pioneering acoustic detection, with surprising success
Science and technology
AI can predict tipping points before they happen
Potential applications span from economics to epidemiology
Schools brief
A short history of AI
In the first of six weekly briefs, we ask how AI overcame decades of underdelivering
Science and 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 and economics
What happened to the artificial-intelligence revolution?
So far the technology has had almost no economic impact