Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind and others have long promised to govern themselves responsibly. Now, in the absence of rules, there's not a lot to protect them.

A new biography of the Berlin-born philosopher emphasizes his combination of stubborn unworldliness and startling prescience.

What is the most important step that humanity must take to avoid extinction? According to the late physicist Stephen Hawking, the answer lies far beyond Earth. One of his most striking warnings ...

Acolytes of the far-right activist urged employers to fire his critics. Now those who were terminated are suing and claiming their right to free speech ...

If someone showed you photos of Paint Mines Interpretive Park without context, you’d probably guess they were taken on ...

Smithtown High School West, 100 Central Road, Smithtown presents Mamma Mia! from March 5 to March 7 at 7 p.m. From “Dancing Queen” to “Super Trouper,” this show is packed with iconic ABBA hits, ...

This ship was huge. It was like a city-sized ship. And there was hundreds of beings on board,” said Debbie Solaris, a military veteran and one of six panelists sharing their alien encounters with a ...

A violent, almost demonic alien race called the Furies first appeared in a series of Star Trek crossover novels published in 1996. Titled Star Trek: Invasion!, these four novels spanned the 23rd and ...

A forgotten Star Trek episode was secretly inspired by a classic sci-fi film, shaping the reveal of one of the franchise’s most iconic aliens.

The opening scenes of “Series Acclimation Mil” see SAM reflect on just how unique and unusual her situation is, and she does so by reflecting on the sheer size of the galaxy. According to SAM, by the ...

But the creepiest layer of Marathon ’s mythology involves entities called the W’rkncacnter — primordial forces of chaos so dangerous they were imprisoned inside stars, black holes, and only ...

Burton is the Judge Matthew J. Perry Distinguished Chair of History at Clemson University. He is the author of more than 20 authored or edited books, including his most recent, “Justice Deferred: Race ...