Advanced artificial-intelligence models are transforming mathematics at an astonishing speed. In the past few months, AI-aided proofs — logical arguments that demonstrate why a mathematical result is correct — have been released for hundreds of long-standing maths problems. Mathematicians might need several months to fully understand the underlying arguments and implications of these automatically derived
Acclaimed Asian filmmaker Peter Chan Ho-sun, director of “Comrades: Almost a Love Story” and “The Warlords,” said he will probably use AI in his filmmaking but “definitely not AIGC,” or AI-generated content, and that the two-hour feature will hold its ground against short-form and vertical dramas, at least in his lifetime. Speaking at an In
Volunteers prepare food at Community Servings, a Boston nonprofit that produces medically-tailored meals. Robin Lubbock/WBUR hide caption toggle caption Robin Lubbock/WBUR On a weekday morning in a quiet Boston neighborhood, a kitchen bustled with activity. Volunteers sliced chicken breasts, stuffed bell peppers, filled trays, and carefully labeled each item. It was part of an experiment
The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage stood at 6.95% for the week ending Sept. 17, up from 6.76% a week earlier and 6.26% a year ago, according to Freddie Mac. With borrowing costs pushing back toward the psychologically fraught 7% mark, and a persistent shortage of homes compounding the squeeze, many Americans still
Worcestershire openers Daniel Lategan and Jake Libby began their side’s first innings in positive fashion and had taken their side to 60 without loss after 14 overs at lunch. However, the visitors lost three wickets in the first hour of the afternoon session, two of them to Stokes, who bowled for over an hour, taking
So, you’re going to China and you need to get your phone in order, but you don’t know where to start. That was me, a month ago. Now I’ve been there, for a week of work and another week of personal travel in and around Shenzhen. In that time, I got a good grasp on
