Professional mathematicians have been stunned by the progress amateurs have made in solving long-standing problems with the assistance of AI tools, and say it could lead to a new way of doing mathemat ...

This week’s AI tools focus on a common professional challenge: doing high-value work faster and with more confidence. From ...

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to ...

“I was curious to establish a baseline for when LLMs are effectively able to solve open math problems compared to where they ...

Generative AI is becoming ubiquitous in everyday life. Large language models like ChatGPT can help answer questions, write ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to ...

In “Straight Talk with Rick and Jal,” Harvard University’s Jal Mehta and I examine the reforms and enthusiasms that permeate education. In a field full of buzzwords, our goal is simple: Tell the truth ...

While delivering his victory speech on Tuesday night, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani made a statement about the government's role in citizens' lives, sparking concern from critics online.

When I first started working with multi-agent collaboration (MAC) systems, they felt like something out of science fiction. It’s a group of autonomous digital entities that negotiate, share context, ...

The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...

You probably don’t need more time. By Jancee Dunn When I look back on all the major decisions I’ve dithered over, I could scream. It took me a decade to commit to becoming a parent. I wavered for a ...

We've wondered for centuries whether knowledge is latent and innate or learned and grasped through experience, and a new research project is asking the same question about AI. When you purchase ...