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The Download: the risks of addictive AI, and hydrogen bikes’ limitations

—Zeyi Yang The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Tech stocks in the US took a big plunge on FridayDue to worries about... Read more »

Hydrogen bikes are struggling to gain traction in China

It’s a strategy that’s worked: These bikes have been more readily accepted by local governments. In 2022, Youon sold 2,000 of its hydrogen bikes to Lingang, a new high-tech district in Shanghai;... Read more »

We need to prepare for ‘addictive intelligence’

Once we understand the psychological dimensions of AI companionship, we can design effective policy interventions. It has been shown that redirecting people’s focus to evaluate truthfulness before sharing content online can reduce... Read more »

The Download: making tough decisions with AI, and the significance of toys

—Jessica Hamzelou This week, I’ve been working on a piece about an AI-based tool that could help guide end-of-life care. We’re talking about the kinds of life-and-death decisions that come up for... Read more »

A personalized AI tool might help some reach end-of-life decisions—but it won’t suit everyone

Moore has worked as a clinical ethicist in hospitals in both Australia and the US, and she says she has noticed a difference between the two countries. “In Australia there’s more of... Read more »

The Download: AI’s end of life decisions, and green investing

End-of-life decisions can be extremely upsetting for surrogates—the people who have to make those calls on behalf of another person. Friends or family members may disagree over what’s best for their loved... Read more »

End of life decisions are difficult and distressing. Could AI help?

Wendler has been working on ways to help surrogates make these kinds of decisions. Over ten years ago, he developed the idea for a tool that would predict a patient’s preferences based... Read more »

Why investors care about climate tech’s green premium

I’ve been thinking more about the financial piece of climate innovation since my colleague James Temple sat down for a chat with Mike Schroepfer, former CTO of Meta and a current climate... Read more »

Reimagining cloud strategy for AI-first enterprises

Realizing AI’s full potential on a mass scale will require more than just executives’ enthusiasm; becoming a truly AI-first enterprise will require a significant, sustained investment in cloud infrastructure and strategy. In... Read more »

The Download: ethics in physics, and talking to ChatGPT

—Frances Houle, Kate Kirby, Laura Greene & Michael Marder In April 2024, Nature released detailed information about investigations into claims made by Ranga Dias, a physicist at the University of Rochester, in... Read more »