Science and Technology

F.B.I. Arrests OpenAI Employee Accused of Planting Bug in Office

OpenAI said that the employee had placed a device built to evade detection and that he had planned to secretly record meetings in other sensitive spaces.

In Race With U.S., China Struggles to Recruit Foreign A.I. Researchers

China’s booming artificial intelligence sector has given local researchers good reason to remain in the country, but it has yet to lure overseas scientists despite a government push.

In Race With U.S., China Struggles to Recruit Foreign A.I. Researchers

China’s booming artificial intelligence sector has given local researchers good reason to remain in the country, but it has yet to lure overseas scientists despite a government push.

A new sunlight-powered trick could make smelly trash bins a thing of the past

Researchers have built a lithium-boosted catalyst that uses sunlight to break down the sour smell of rotting food waste, and it was put to the test in real trash bins for 1,000 hours.

A.I. Agents: Cute, Cuddly and Maybe Catastrophically Dangerous?

This week, after months in which rogue agents have caused havoc across the internet, tech’s most powerful leaders joined President Trump at the White House to rebrand A.I.

What’s Next for ‘Hard Fork’?

Anthropic Releases a New A.I. Model, Opus 5.5, Amid Safety Debate

The company released a cheaper, faster model that it said was the strongest performer on its most rigorous internal safety tests to date.