Researchers and users of LLMs have long been aware that AI models have a troubling tendency to tell people what they want to hear, even if that means being less accurate. But many reports of this ...

Scientists took 10 years to figure out how one type of superbug gains its ability to infect diverse bacterial species. When prompted, Google's new AI "co-scientist" gave them the answer in two days.

A recent investigation of the academic search engine highlights the pervasive issue of AI-generated text in academic literature, especially regarding controversial topics. Reading time 3 minutes ...

A NASA research plane made a belly landing at Houston's Ellington Airport on Tuesday morning after a mechanical issue, the ...

More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development. By Lisa Friedman The Environmental Protection Agency plans ...