An AI model that learns without human input—by posing interesting queries for itself—might point the way to superintelligence.

Most people generally have an idea of the size of countries around the world. Australia is quite large, Belgium quite small. But what happens when you compare two countries of similar size? Or could ...

Jan. 9, 2026 Stanford researchers have developed an AI that can predict future disease risk using data from just one night of sleep. The system analyzes detailed physiological signals, looking for ...