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OpenAI Is Poised to Become the Most Valuable Startup Ev...

The AI startup is chasing a $500 billion valuation, with backers betting it can ...

The AI-Powered PDF Marks the End of an Era

As Adobe rolls out more generative AI features for the PDF, the era of chatbot-l...

A new model predicts how molecules will dissolve in dif...

Solubility predictions could make it easier to design and synthesize new drugs, ...

WIRED Roundup: Why GPT-5 Flopped

On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we dig into WIRED’s latest—from crude deporta...

Researchers glimpse the inner workings of protein langu...

A new approach can reveal the features AI models use to predict proteins that mi...

We Live in an AI-First World

We are already living in an AI-first world where search, work, creativity, com...

How Microschools Became the Latest Tech Mogul Obsession

Between homeschool provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill and Trump’s attempts...

Tech in the Classroom: A History of Hype and Hysteria

From calculators to ChatGPT, the introduction of new technology into schools has...

Teachers Are Trying to Make AI Work for Them

Since the start of the AI boom, teachers have been tasked with figuring out if L...

What Do Kids Actually Think About AI?

Parents, teachers, and experts have big opinions about the impacts of AI on youn...

The End of Handwriting

For years, smartphones and computers have threatened to erase writing by hand. W...

AI Is Designing Bizarre New Physics Experiments That Ac...

Artificial intelligence software is designing novel experimental protocols that ...

Vibe Coding is Shoot-and-Forget Coding

Vibe coding delivers quick wins, then leaves you stranded, because maintainabl...

Developers Say GPT-5 Is a Mixed Bag

Software engineers are finding that OpenAI’s new GPT-5 model is helping them thi...

Decoding Palantir, the Most Mysterious Company in Silic...

This week on Uncanny Valley, we talk about one of the most notorious American co...

Sam Altman Says ChatGPT Is on Track to Out-Talk Humanity

The OpenAI CEO addressed GPT-5 backlash, the AI bubble—and why he's willing to s...