Artificial intelligence

Explore our coverage of artificial intelligence, from its technical underpinnings to its social, political and economic consequences


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 and technology

At least 10% of research may already be co-authored by AI

That might not be a bad thing

Science and technology

How physics can improve image-generating AI

The laws governing electromagnetism and even the weak nuclear force could be worth mimicking

Business

Nvidia is now the world’s most valuable company

Tech giants can’t get enough of its chips

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 and economics

Think Nvidia looks dear? American shares could get pricier still

Investors are willing to follow whichever narrative paints the rosiest picture

By Invitation

Ray Kurzweil on how AI will transform the physical world

The changes will be particularly profound in energy, manufacturing and medicine, says the futurist

Business

Hey Siri! Help me get Apple out of an AI-shaped hole

Tim Cook’s prayer to the almighty

Business

The war for AI talent is heating up

Big tech firms scramble to fill gaps as brain drain sets in

Podcast Money Talks

Could AI kill the radio star?

Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, we ask what music-making machines could mean for the record business

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