Chatbots as oracles: How AI is giving new life to the ancient practice of seeking answers from inscrutable sources
Human beings have always turned to oracles and divination for answers to difficult questions. Today, AI might be fulfilling that role.
Human beings have always turned to oracles and divination for answers to difficult questions. Today, AI might be fulfilling that role.
A regional permafrost map can’t tell a builder if a particular foundation or road will survive as temperatures rise. Engineers need to see beneath the surface to find the weaknesses.
A regional permafrost map can’t tell a builder if a particular foundation or road will survive as temperatures rise. Engineers need to see beneath the surface to find the weaknesses.
Slasher films have notoriously played into homophobic and transphobic tropes. But queer and trans fans love them anyway, and ‘Camp Miasma’ addresses that tension head-on.
New research looks for patterns in this sad phenomenon.
Pretoria stopped one phase of one war. Its incomplete implementation left unresolved disputes that are now colliding.
EU leaders are scrambling to increase the bloc’s presence in the Arctic.
The recovery of Medellín in Colombia depended on a city government that could combine security, investment and capable utilities.
Four viruses and one bacteria were responsible for 12% of the world’s cancer cases in 2024. Does this mean they’re preventable?
New research looking into the US government-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation shows when aid is handed over to corporations, civilians pay the price.