Artificial intelligence
Explore our coverage of artificial intelligence, from its technical underpinnings to its social, political and economic consequences
Science & technology
How old are the Dead Sea Scrolls? An AI model can help
Scientists are using it to estimate the age of ancient handwriting
Business
AI agents are turning Salesforce and SAP into rivals
Artificial intelligence is blurring the distinction between front office and back office
Britain
Britain’s AI-care revolution isn’t flashy—but it is the future
To see the future of social care, come to England’s Black Country
United States
Meet SCOTUSbot, our AI tool to predict Supreme Court rulings
Impending decisions will be a test of our model
Graphic detail
Can AI be trusted in schools?
A pilot programme in Nigeria helped students make two years’ worth of progress in six weeks
Finance & economics
How might China win the future? Ask Google’s AI
The country’s sprawling industrial policy is beyond mere human comprehension
Business
Why it has never been better to be a big company
The upheaval brought by AI and Trump favours corporate giants—for now
China
Xi Jinping’s plan to overtake America in AI
China’s leaders believe they can outwit American cash and utopianism
Business
Welcome to the AI trough of disillusionment
Tech giants are spending big, but many other companies are growing frustrated
Culture
Sam Altman is a visionary with a trustworthiness problem
Two books tell a similar tale about OpenAI. It is worrying