When is it time to jump? The boiling frog problem of AI use in physics education

Generative AI is becoming ubiquitous in everyday life. Large language models like ChatGPT can help answer questions, write ...
ZDNet

More workers are using AI, but don't know if their employers are, too - why that's a problem

A recent Gallup poll asked about employees' use of AI at work. Nearly half said they use it at least a few times a year. There were some big differences between industries. The use of AI tools among ...
New York Post

Instacart caught using shady algorithm to charge different prices to individual customers — in the same stores, bombshell study reveals

Popular food delivery service Instacart has been using a shady algorithm that charges different prices to different customers on the same grocery items in the same supermarkets without telling them, ...
Edutopia

A 5-Stage Strategy Students Can Use to Tackle Word Problems

For elementary students, math problem-solving often feels like a puzzle without all the pieces. They know there’s a solution somewhere, but they can’t quite see how it all fits together. Behind every ...
IEEE

Solving Vehicle Routing Problem Using Grover Adaptive Search Algorithm

Abstract: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) occupy a pivotal position in the contemporary societal landscape, with one of their widespread applications being the vehicle routing problem, ...
The New York Times

5 Steps to Solve (Almost) Any Problem

You probably don’t need more time. By Jancee Dunn When I look back on all the major decisions I’ve dithered over, I could scream. It took me a decade to commit to becoming a parent. I wavered for a ...
The New York Times

Harris’s Memoir Is Another Example of the Democrats’ Problem

Three Opinion writers break down the former vice president’s book of excuses. By Michelle Cottle Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen Produced by Vishakha Darbha Three Opinion writers weigh in on Kamala ...
Los Angeles Times

H-1B visas have always been a scam. Trump’s changes won’t fix the problem

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The H-1B program has been exploited by companies to replace American tech workers with cheaper foreign labor ...
Scientific American

How an Unsolved Math Problem Could Train AI to Predict Crises Years in Advance

Imagine knowing that the stock market will likely crash in three years, that extreme weather will destroy your home in eight or that you will have a debilitating disease in 15—but that you can take ...
Newsweek

Problem Solving: Scientists Reveal Trick To Have ‘Eureka!’ Moment

There may be some value in "sleeping on it"—or, at least, in taking a deep power nap for 20 minutes—when it comes to problem solving, as it may lead you to a "eureka" moment. This is the conclusion of ...
Healthcare IT News

VA Chief AI Officer: Technology is secondary to human problem-solving

Editor's Note: This is the eighth in our series on Chief AI Officers in Healthcare. Other recent CAIO profiles include Dennis Chornenky at UC Davis Health, Dr. Karandeep Singh at UC San Diego Health, ...
MIT Technology Review

We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.

The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next. AI’s integration into our lives is ...