Scientific American

How mathematicians use Minecraft to calculate pi

A battle between “slimes” and “zoglins” could be the best way to calculate pi—at least for fans of this megahit game ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Someone built a full Wayland compositor inside Minecraft, and it actually works

You can try it for yourself, if you like.
Hosted on MSN

AI Tools Are Transforming How Minecraft Mods and Datapacks Are Created

AI-powered platforms and workflows are streamlining Minecraft modding, from unofficial Copilot-assisted research to fully automated mod and datapack generation. These tools let creators skip manual ...
PNAS

How to make land use policy decisions: Integrating science and economics to deliver connected climate, biodiversity, and food objectives

Contributed by Ian J. Bateman; received April 20, 2024; accepted October 3, 2024; reviewed by Roy Brouwer, Catherine L. Kling, and Marije Schaafsma This contribution is part of the special series of ...
Wired

Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study Shows

Using AI chatbots for even just 10 minutes may have a shockingly negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem-solve, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Garry's Mod devs Facepunch will be taking action to "push obviously AI-created slop off" sequel S&box's main page, Garry Newman confirms

Update: "Low quality, obvious AI-created slop is going to be a growing problem in every creative outlet," Facepunch founder Garry Newman said in response on RPS' reachout about S&box being plagued by ...