Peter Hall

Scientific American

Peter Hall is a tech and science reporter living in Brooklyn, New York. He writes about the techniques and finding underlying computing as well as how AI is transforming the scientific landscape. Before coming to Scientific American as a Tarbell Fellow, he was a AAAS Mass Media Fellow at MIT Technology Review. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from New York University, where he studied theoretical cryptography and the societal impacts of security.

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Peter Hall – Scientific American
Anthropic’s AI worm research raises new fears about smart device security
By Peter Hall / Fellow
Oct 14, 2026
Peter Hall – Scientific American
Scientists worry AI is stealing their ideas
By Peter Hall / Fellow
Oct 13, 2026
Peter Hall – Scientific American
The most exciting claims from OpenAI’s heap of new proofs
By Peter Hall / Fellow
Oct 8, 2026
Peter Hall – Scientific American
What is AI model distillation, and why is it so hard to stop?
By Peter Hall / Fellow
Oct 7, 2026
Peter Hall – Scientific American
Google tests its plan for AI data centers in space with Project Suncatcher
By Peter Hall / Fellow
Oct 1, 2026
Peter Hall – Scientific American
Tiny implants use the body as a communication network
By Peter Hall / Fellow
Sep 29, 2026
Peter Hall – Scientific American
OpenAI’s agent hacking Australia is a warning for governments everywhere
By Peter Hall / Fellow
Sep 24, 2026
Peter Hall – Scientific American
China’s open AI models are testing America’s approach to AI safety
By Peter Hall / Fellow
Sep 24, 2026
Peter Hall – Scientific American
Why AI is speeding up scientific research but not lab experiments
By Peter Hall / Fellow
Sep 18, 2026
Peter Hall – Scientific American
What even is an AI kill switch?
By Peter Hall / Fellow
Sep 15, 2026
Peter Hall – Scientific American
AI researcher Jacob Coxon quit, fearing extinction. Security experts see a familiar fight
By Peter Hall / Fellow
Sep 11, 2026
Peter Hall – Scientific American
Unique, mathematical 60-sided “Go First Dice” go on display
By Peter Hall / Fellow
Sep 11, 2026
Peter Hall – Scientific American
New Google DeepMind atlas could transform our understanding of genetic diseases
By Peter Hall / Fellow
Sep 8, 2026
Peter Hall – Scientific American
What’s the tech behind the record-breaking RSA-260 crack?
By Peter Hall / Fellow
Sep 4, 2026
Peter Hall – Scientific American
AI helped produce two proofs for the same cryptography problem
By Peter Hall / Fellow
Jul 31, 2026
Peter Hall – Scientific American
Scientists make AI play Battleship to help it do science better
By Peter Hall / Fellow
May 8, 2026
Peter Hall – Scientific American
How ‘effectively zero-knowledge’ proofs could transform cryptography
By Peter Hall / Fellow
Feb 11, 2026
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