AI-powered digital assistants can do many complex tasks on their own. But who takes responsibility when they cause harm? Treat the Matplotlib event as a one-off if you like. The deeper point, however, ...

OpenAI has launched Codex for Open Source, offering maintainers six months of free ChatGPT Pro and API credits amid a surge of AI-generated pull requests.

Wondering where to find data for your Python data science projects? Find out why Kaggle is my go-to and how I explore data ...

AI defamation lawsuits are surging globally, and South African law firm Webber Wentzel has warned that platforms may struggle ...

Python in Excel is a game-changer ...

Scott Shambaugh didn’t think twice when he denied an AI agent’s request to contribute to matplotlib, a software library he helps manage. Then things got weird.

Scott Shambaugh didn’t think twice when he denied an AI agent’s request to contribute to matplotlib, a software library that he helps manage. Like many open-source projects, matplotlib has been ...

From STEM classrooms to early-stage startups, the LiteWing Drone has found its way into the hands of students, makers, and engineers alike. Our goal with Litewing was to build this very same ecosystem ...

AI tools are frequently used in data visualization — this article describes how they can make data preparation more efficient ...

AI agents are reshaping online accountability, as autonomous systems can now harm reputations, spread misinformation, and pressure open-source developers without clear human oversight or ...

The rush to put out autonomous agents without thinking too hard about the potential downside is entirely consistent with technology industry norms. The sociologist Diane Vaughan refers to this as the ...