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Propagandists are using AI too—and companies need to be open about it
OpenAI’s adversarial threat report should be a prelude to more robust data sharing moving forward. Where AI is concerned, independent...
The Download: making surgery safer, and MDMA therapy has been dealt a blow
The operating room has long been defined by its hush-hush nature because surgeons are notoriously bad at acknowledging their own...
This AI-powered “black box” could make surgery safer
While most algorithms operate near perfectly on their own, Peter Grantcharov explains that the OR black box is still not...
FDA advisors just said no to the use of MDMA as a therapy
If the FDA denies approval of MDMA therapy, Lykos or another company could conduct additional studies and reapply. Many of...
The Download: gaming climate change, and Boeing’s space mission leaks
—Casey Crownhart There are two things I love to do at social gatherings: play board games and talk about climate...
This classic game is taking on climate change
Teuber also seemed laser focused on not preaching, and it feels as if New Energies goes out of its way...
Warren Buffett Is Betting Big On Japan, Increases Stakes In Five Trading Firms
(Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage)WireImageKey takeaways Legendary investor Warren Buffett’s company Berkshire Hathaway has increased its stake in five Japanese trading...
The Download: more energy-efficient AI, and the problem with QWERTY keyboards
On a table in his lab at the University of Pennsylvania, physicist Sam Dillavou has connected an array of breadboards...
How QWERTY keyboards show the English dominance of tech
Last week, MIT Technology Review published an excerpt from a new book, The Chinese Computer, which talks about how this...
How a simple circuit could offer an alternative to energy-intensive GPUs
For Dillavou, one fascinating aspect of the circuit is what he calls its “emergent learning.” In a human, “every neuron...
The Download: AI for good, and China’s shrinking internet
—Melissa Heikkilä Last week, Geneva played host to the UN’s AI for Good Summit. The summit’s big focus was how...
What I learned from the UN’s “AI for Good” summit
The conference featured lots of robots (including one that dispenses wine), but what I liked most of all was how...
The Download: MDMA for PTSD, and Boeing’s rearranged space flight
MDMA has been banned in the United States for more than three decades. But now, this potent mind-altering drug is...
What’s next for MDMA
However, for drugs that carry a risk of serious side effects, the FDA can add a risk evaluation and mitigation...
The Download: Google’s AI Overviews nightmare, and improving search and rescue drones
When Google announced it was rolling out its artificial intelligence-powered search feature earlier this month, the company promised that “Google...
Why Google’s AI Overviews gets things wrong
In the case of AI Overviews’ recommendation of a pizza recipe that contains glue—drawing from a joke post on Reddit—it’s...
What’s next for bird flu vaccines
Most of the flu virus used in vaccines is grown in eggs, but there are alternatives. The seasonal flu vaccine...
AI-directed drones could help find lost hikers faster
In virtual testing, Ewers’ algorithm beat both of those approaches in two key measures; the distance a drone would have...
The Download: the future of electroceuticals, and bigger EVs
In the early 2010s, electricity seemed poised for a hostile takeover of your doctor’s office. Research into how the nervous...