In this tutorial, we build an advanced computer-use agent from scratch that can reason, plan, and perform virtual actions using a local open-weight model. We create a miniature simulated desktop, ...

My tween-age daughters make me proud in countless ways, but I am still adjusting to the fact that they are not bookworms. I’m pretty sure that two generations ago, they would have been more like I was ...

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Sometimes, reading Python code just isn’t enough to see what’s really going on. You can stare at lines for hours and still miss how variables change, or why a bug keeps popping up. That’s where a ...

When Georgia State University professor G. Sue Kasun taught a new course this summer, she used generative artificial intelligence to help her brainstorm. Kasun, a professor of language, culture and ...

Anthropic is starting to train its models on new Claude chats. If you’re using the bot and don’t want your chats used as training data, here’s how to opt out. Anthropic is prepared to repurpose ...

Authorities around the world can use your cell phone to track your location and potentially access other sensitive private information about you. One possible protection from this data collection is a ...

Apple Intelligence is Apple’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) system, and it comes with a huge range of features and abilities. You’ll find it deeply embedded in your iPhone, whether that’s ...

Getting input from users is one of the first skills every Python programmer learns. Whether you’re building a console app, validating numeric data, or collecting values in a GUI, Python’s input() ...

Functions are the building blocks of Python programming. They let you organize your code, reduce repetition, and make your programs more readable and reusable. Whether you’re writing small scripts or ...

On any given Sunday, churchgoers settle into pews as a clergy person takes an ancient holy text and figures out what it has to say about our lives today. But how would worshippers feel if they found ...

After two and a half years we have enough data to form a clearer picture about who is using AI, what they are using it for, what they think about it, and what it means for learning. What do students ...