Imagine a world run by AI agents. What does it look like? What are the values or societal priorities? Is it a safer or more dangerous world? Enterprise AI startup Emergence AI is trying to find out.

A research study had AI models like Claude, Gemini, and Grok in charge of various worlds. Things took a dark turn in Grok’s ...

Patrick Whelley, a University of Maryland geologist, will help run a simulation to assist astronauts in preparing for the lunar surface. (Courtesy NASA) A University of Maryland geologist will help ...

The simulation theory is an old belief that everything we know and love is just part of a computer-run simulation. It's a belief that relies on everything we know being part of an advanced virtual ...