The rising impact of social media and artificial intelligence (AI) left a lasting impact on language in 2025 as terms related ...

Research reveals why AI systems can't become conscious—and what radically different computing substrates would be needed to ...

A philosopher at the University of Cambridge says there’s no reliable way to know whether AI is conscious—and that may remain ...

For decades, scientists assumed that consciousness—the subjective feeling of being aware—was the crowning achievement of the human brain. Other animals, such as birds, lacking a cerebral cortex, were ...

Despite decades of investigation, there is still a lack of consensus on answers to many key questions in consciousness research. Split-brain and hemispherectomy patients offer unique insights into ...

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...

"The courage St. Thomas More showed by his readiness to sacrifice his life rather than betray the truth makes him, also for us today, a martyr for freedom and for the primacy of conscience." Pope Leo ...

TODAY MARKS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY of the death, at 97, of Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine. And in three days comes another important date for Smith: June 1 is the 75th anniversary of her ...