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Google DeepMind used a large language model to discover new math
FunSearch (so called because it searches for mathematical functions, not because it’s fun) continues a streak…
The Download: Joy Buolamwini on AI, and Meta’s beauty filter lawsuit
1 Google’s AI search tool could upend the internetPublishers in particular fear it could take a sledgehammer to…
This new system can teach a robot a simple household task within 20 minutes
While other types of AI, such as large language models, are trained on huge repositories of data scraped from…
The two words that pushed international climate talks into overtime
If you’ve tuned out news from the summit, I don’t really blame you. The quibbles over wording—“urges” vs.…
Vertex will pay Editas Medicine and the Broad Institute millions for rights…
The patent on CRISPR has been the fulcrum off a decade-long legal fight after the Broad Institute, a research…
The Download: carbon removal concerns, and Yahoo’s China controversy
The carbon removal industry is just starting to take off, but some experts are warning that it’s already headed…
Yahoo’s decades-long China controversy and the responsibility of tech…
What was particularly astonishing to me was that after all these efforts, the fund still remains incredibly…
Two former Department of Energy staffers warn we’re doing carbon removal…
“CDR cannot succeed at restorative and reparative goals if it is controlled by the same forces that created the…
Mapping the micro and macro of biology with spatial omics and AI
With these two technologies developing in tandem, the opportunities for AI-driven biological discoveries from…
The Download: Yahoo’s misdeeds in China, and AI Act takeaways
When you think of Big Tech these days, Yahoo is probably not top of mind. But for Chinese dissident Xu Wanping,…