Scientists Find Way to Supercharge Dangerous Computer ‘Worms’ With A.I.

Researchers at the University of Toronto showed how hackers could use artificial intelligence to create a program that could ...
The New YorkerOpinion

Instead of Taking Your Job, A.I. Might Transform It

In its current incarnation, A.I. may not be poised to eliminate swaths of human jobs—but it certainly has the power to ...
The New York Times

A Dinky Little Computer Program Is My Secret Weapon for Creativity

Remember Microsoft Paint? It’s more perfect than ever. By Jean-Luc Bouchard My generation may be the last to have childhood memories of a family “computer room” — though ours was really more of a ...

Steve Jobs: "Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer"

Steve Jobs was a huge believer in the power of education and learning skills like programming and development ...
Wired

The Quest to Find the Longest-Running Simple Computer Program

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...