The multidisciplinary conversations Aristotle had with students at his Lyceum thousands of years ago might be useful today in thinking about humanity’s relationship with AI. At least, so says annual conference in Greece that brings together scientists, technologists, humanists, and civic leaders.
The First Proof consortium has repeatedly challenged AI systems to crack 10 tough research math problems. In the latest round of results, AI systems collectively solved all 10 but still lagged in the ability to clearly communicate and document their results.
Singer Mavis Staples, actress Angela Bassett, and soccer star Didier Drogba were among the honorees presented with W.E.B. Du Bois Medals Thursday at Sanders Theatre. The annual ceremony, hosted by the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research, recognizes outstanding contributions to Black history and culture.
Say political engagement could be increased in a certain society by the introduction of effective artificial intelligence tools — but those living there would have fewer in-person interactions. Should such tools be adopted?
The institute will bring together 39 researchers across fields including mathematics, computer science, engineering, physics, and chemistry.
The singer-songwriter, who recently released a concept album threaded with AI skepticism, appeared with two Harvard-affiliated researchers on the Singing for Science podcast.
Forget about the ancient Greek myth of Icarus. For the last 10 years, Jenna Samra, Ph.D. ’18, and her colleagues have been pushing technology to fly closer to the hottest part of the sun.
FluxBio’s near-term focus is to help biomanufacturers get more out of the reactors they already own.
When David Bakalar first set foot at Harvard, he was a 17-year-old child of immigrants commuting by bus from Lynn, Mass., his $500 “nonresident scholarship” covering tuition and a study space at Leverett House but not room and board.
An earthquake alert system mines data from billions of Android phones, the most common smartphone in the world, and easily the most popular in less wealthy nations.
Grantees cross the sciences, range from work in quantum to ‘smart skins’