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  1. Artificial Intelligence

    AI-designed proteins test biosecurity safeguards

    AI edits to the blueprints for known toxins can evade detection. Researchers are improving filters to catch these rare biosecurity threats.

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  2. Genetics

    AI generated its first working genome: a tiny bacteria killer

    Bacteriophages designed with AI kill E. coli faster than a well-studied strain, but the tech needs regulation before moving beyond lab dishes.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Can AI spot harmful health side effects on social media?

    A new AI tool discovers harmful side effects of cannabis products from Reddit posts. Public health workers could use this info to help keep people safe.

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  4. Artificial Intelligence

    Can fake faces make AI training more ethical?

    Demographic bias gaps are closing in face recognition, but how training images are sourced is becoming the field’s biggest privacy fight.

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  5. Artificial Intelligence

    The U.S. government wants to go ‘all in’ on AI. There are big risks

    Government agencies are rapidly adopting AI, but experts warn the push may outpace privacy safeguards and leave data vulnerable to leaks and attacks.

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  6. Artificial Intelligence

    Can AI ‘feel’ guilt?

    Research based on game theory suggests if we program AI agents with a sense of guilt, they could behave more cooperatively, much like humans do.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    AI is designing proteins that could help treat cancer

    A team used generative AI to enhance T cells’ ability to fight melanoma. The immunotherapy approach needs more testing before use in cancer patients.

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  8. Archaeology

    AI reveals new details about a famous Latin inscription

    An analysis of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti using AI reveals its legal tone and imperial messaging, offering new insights missed by historians.

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  9. Artificial Intelligence

    Does the AI industry operate like a modern colonial empire?

    In Empire of AI, journalist Karen Hao investigates OpenAI and the social and environmental costs of a multinational tech arms race.

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