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From slop to Sotheby’s? AI art enters a new phase

One of the most conspicuous features of generative AI tools is their accessibility. With no training and in very little time, you can create an image of whatever you can imagine in... Read more »

Take our quiz: How much do you know about antimicrobial resistance?

This week we had some terrifying news from the World Health Organization: Antibiotics are failing us. A growing number of bacterial infections aren’t responding to these medicines—including common ones that affect the... Read more »

Unlocking the potential of SAF with book and claim in air freight

In this exclusive webcast, leaders discuss the urgency for reducing air freight emissions for freight forwarders and shippers, and reasons why companies should use SAF. They also explain how companies can best... Read more »

The Download: creating the perfect baby, and carbon removal’s lofty promises

An emerging field of science is seeking to use cell analysis to predict what kind of a person an embryo might eventually become. Some parents turn to these tests to avoid passing... Read more »

The problem with Big Tech’s favorite carbon removal tech

While corporations, including tech giants like Microsoft, are betting big on this technology, there are a few potential problems with BECCS, as my colleague James Temple laid out in a new story.... Read more »

The race to make the perfect baby is creating an ethical mess

In August Siddiqui made the controversial suggestion that parents who choose not to use genetic testing might be considered irresponsible. “Just be honest: you’re okay with your kid potentially suffering for life... Read more »

Meet the man building a starter kit for civilization

With a bachelor’s degree from Princeton and a doctorate in physics from the University of Wisconsin, Jakubowski had spent most of his life in school. While his peers kick-started their shiny new... Read more »

The Download: Big Tech’s carbon removals plans, and the next wave of nuclear reactors

MIT Technology Review Narrated: Inside the strange limbo facing millions of IVF embryos Millions of embryos created through IVF sit frozen in time, stored in tanks around the world. The number is... Read more »

Future-proofing business capabilities with AI technologies

Much of the momentum is being driven by two related forces: the rise of AI agents and the rapid democratization of AI tools. AI agents, whether designed for automation or assistance, are... Read more »

AI is changing how we quantify pain

PainChek was cleared by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration in 2017, and national rollout funding from Canberra helped embed it in hundreds of nursing homes in the country. The system has also won... Read more »