Quantum computing and its threat to current encryption and the unknown threat of powerful quantum automated by advanced AI.

Alan Turing was instrumental in breaking Nazi Germany’s Enigma code, an achievement that shortened World War II and saved millions of lives. His work remained classified for decades, leaving him ...

“The ship quickly broke into two parts. . . . In an effort to save the trio of men with them who could not swim very well, Higgins and Ordinary Seaman William Burras swam over to a coiled-up ...

MIT professor Joseph Weizenbaum developed Eliza in the mid-1960s. His views on artificial intelligence were often at odds with many of his fellow pioneers in the field. Illustration by Meilan Solly / ...

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