
Deepfakes Just Got Scarier as Researchers Break AI Watermarks
As deepfake images and videos become ever more convincing, tech companies have turned to invisible watermarks to help identify what’s real.
Jul 23, 2025
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As deepfake images and videos become ever more convincing, tech companies have turned to invisible watermarks to help identify what’s real.
Jul 23, 2025

In a new study published in PNAS Nexus, researchers show that AI-generated paraphrases of disinformation—dubbed “AIPasta”—can make false claims appear more credible and widely shared.
Jul 22, 2025

More than half of Americans over 50 have used artificial intelligence technologies, from voice assistants to health apps, but they want transparency about when they’re interacting with AI rather than humans.
Jul 17, 2025

Watch a dog navigate from sidewalk to forest floor—notice how seamlessly it shifts from trotting to bounding, adjusting its gait without conscious thought.
Jul 11, 2025

Three surgical robots trained on video demonstrations have achieved what many thought was years away: performing complex procedures with the precision of expert surgeons and the adaptability to handle the unexpected twists that define real medical emergencies.
Jul 9, 2025

The factory worker in Düsseldorf no longer lifts 50-pound components twelve hours a day.
Jun 23, 2025

Hybrid collectives consisting of humans and artificial intelligence make significantly more accurate medical diagnoses than either medical professionals or AI systems alone.
Jun 20, 2025

Most of today’s elementary students will work in jobs that don’t exist yet, and those careers will demand advanced artificial intelligence skills.
Jun 20, 2025

Scientists have developed a machine learning algorithm that can predict how quickly your brain processes information using just a few basic health measurements.
Jun 16, 2025

Scientists have developed a new type of retinal implant that not only restored vision in blind mice but also gave them the ability to see infrared light—something even healthy eyes cannot detect.
Jun 5, 2025

The widespread push for AI “guardrails” fundamentally misunderstands how to regulate artificial intelligence safely and effectively, according to new research from University of Pennsylvania and University of Notre Dame scholars.
May 29, 2025

Workers replaced by artificial intelligence react differently at the cash register than those laid off by human competitors, according to new research that reveals how automation anxiety shapes our shopping habits.
May 23, 2025

Artificial intelligence systems are getting better at mimicking how humans naturally connect what they see with what they hear.
May 22, 2025

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed an innovative AI chip that functions entirely without relying on cloud servers or internet connections.
May 19, 2025