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New AI systems could speed up our ability to create weather forecasts 

The first, developed by Huawei, details how its new AI model, Pangu-Weather, can predict weekly weather patterns around the world much more quickly than traditional forecasting methods, but with comparable accuracy.  The... Read more »

Eric Schmidt: This is how AI will transform the way science gets done

AI can also spread the search net for hypotheses wider and narrow the net more quickly. As a result, AI tools can help formulate stronger hypotheses, such as models that spit out... Read more »

The Download: how AI is changing science, and limits on White House contact with tech firms

—by Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, and current co-founder of philanthropic initiative Schmidt Futures With the advent of AI, science is about to become much more exciting — and in some... Read more »

Eric Schmidt: This is how AI will transform how science gets done

AI can also spread the search net for hypotheses wider and narrow the net more quickly. As a result, AI tools can help formulate stronger hypotheses, such as models that spit out... Read more »

The Download: metaverse lawyers, and Meta’s twitter clone

In a virtual office, lawyer Madaline Zannes conducts private consultations with clients, meets people wandering in with legal questions, hosts conferences, and gives guest lectures. Zannes says it’s fun and more engaging... Read more »

The Download: lab-grown meat’s climate impact, and Congress’ AI plans

Soon, the menu in your favorite burger joint could include not only options made with meat, mushrooms, and black beans but also patties packed with lab-grown animal cells. Not only did the... Read more »

Three things to know about how the US Congress might regulate AI

Schumer’s plan is a culmination of many other, smaller policy actions. On June 14, Senators Josh Hawley (a Republican from Missouri) and Richard Blumenthal (a Democrat from Connecticut) introduced a bill that... Read more »

Here’s what we know about lab-grown meat and climate change

Cultivated meat could eventually have major climate benefits, says Hanna Tuomisto, an associate professor at the University of Helsinki and the lead author of the 2011 study. Tuomisto recently published another study... Read more »

The Download: gene-edited microbiomes, and Google’s Canadian standoff

Microbes are everywhere, and the ones in our bodies appear to be incredibly important for our health. They’ve developed intricate relationships with other living systems, feeding on chemicals in their environments to... Read more »

How gene-edited microbiomes could improve our health

The question is: can we tweak the genomes of these microbes to control exactly which chemicals they break down or produce? Imagine the possibilities. What if we could get microbes to help... Read more »