He combined linguistics, cognitive science and computing with the goal of “trying to understand the nature of the human mind.”
Category: Science and Technology
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The Week in Business: A Chatbot Yearns for Existence
The nation’s growing budget deficit. Inflation is cooling, but not as quickly as expected. And the Fed will offer insights into its thinking.
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The Week in Business: Microsoft’s Big Bet on A.I.
Robert Iger, brought back as Disney’s C.E.O., unveiled his vision for more austere operations. New inflation data is coming out.
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The Week in Business: The Fed Slows Down
Jobs numbers soared far past analysts’ forecasts. Meta’s stock price surged. And Robert Iger faces a major test as Disney reports its first quarterly earnings since he returned as C.E.O.
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The Week in Business: Creeping Layoffs
Data shows that the U.S. economy has been largely resilient. The Fed may slow its rate increases. And the jobs report is expected to show solid gains.
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What Happened to All of Science’s Big Breakthroughs?
A new study finds a steady drop since 1945 in disruptive feats as a share of the world’s booming enterprise in scientific and technological advancement.
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ChatGPT and Other Chat Bots Are a ‘Code Red’ for Google Search
A new wave of chat bots like ChatGPT use artificial intelligence that could reinvent or even replace the traditional internet search engine.
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The Week in Business: Labor Actions Sweep Britain
The national average gasoline price has fallen to where it was a year ago. China’s economy is not expected to bounce back quickly, as it rolls back “zero Covid” policies. And the Fed meets.
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‘Innovation Hubs’ Aim to Lift Distressed Areas. Congress Just Has to Fund Them.
A new report suggests where 20 newly created research centers could best revitalize struggling economies and accelerate new technologies
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Elon’s Two-Day War with Apple + How to Beat an A.I. Censor + S.B.F.’s ‘Bad Month’
Musk takes on tech’s fight against the Apple “tax.”
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Frederick P. Brooks Jr., Computer Design Innovator, Dies at 91
He was a lead designer of the computers that cemented IBM’s dominance for decades. He later wrote a book on software engineering that became a quirky classic.
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What Is ‘Dogfooding’?
/gō fôrwərd/