Science and Technology

A quiet experiment is exploring what unfolds when artificial intelligence systems engage with each other on a large scale, keeping humans outside the core of their exchanges, and its early outcomes are prompting fresh concerns about technological advancement as well as issues of trust, oversight, and security in a digital environment that depends more and more on automation.A newly introduced platform named Moltbook has begun attracting notice throughout the tech community for an unexpected reason: it is a social network built solely for artificial intelligence agents. People are not intended to take part directly. Instead, AI systems publish posts, exchange…

OpenAI plans to introduce advertising within ChatGPT, offering personalized promotions based on user interactions. The move marks a significant shift in how conversational AI platforms may generate revenue and interact with their users.The announcement signals a new phase for ChatGPT, which has grown rapidly as a popular tool for answering questions, assisting with work, and generating content. While OpenAI has historically relied on subscription revenue from services like ChatGPT Plus, the introduction of ads represents a broader strategy to monetize the free-tier experience.How ads will work within ChatGPTAccording to OpenAI, ads will be contextually relevant, meaning the system may show…

Health anxiety, defined as an excessive fear of having or developing a serious medical condition, appears in many forms and intensities, and people often turn to the internet, social media, and symptom-checking apps as their main health information sources. Although easily accessible details can support and inform patients, the same abundance of information can intensify and prolong their worries. This article describes how and why information frequently heightens health anxiety, provides illustrative examples and data-supported trends, and outlines practical approaches for both individuals and clinicians.What is health anxiety and cyberchondria?Health anxiety can span from brief, manageable concern to ongoing, overwhelming…

Forgetting a person’s name at an awkward moment is nearly universal. Proper names feel different from other words: they slip away while common nouns and facts remain accessible. Understanding why this happens requires looking at how names are stored and retrieved in the brain, how attention and emotion affect encoding, and how age, stress, and language experience change retrieval dynamics.What makes proper names specialProper names function as identifiers that carry minimal semantic cues. In contrast with a term like “dog,” which naturally evokes qualities, behaviors, and situational associations, a name such as “Sarah” offers almost no built‑in hints about its…