Microsoft researchers say AI models can be used to design toxins or pathogens that evade biosecurity systems used to screen DNA orders for potential biothreats
and presenting first-of-its-kind red teaming & mitigations to strengthen biosecurity in the age of AI. LinkedIn: Satya Nadella : Published today in Science Magazine: a landmark study led by Microsoft ...
A look at OpenWorm, a 13-year-old project that has so far failed to simulate C. elegans, one of the simplest and most extensively studied organisms in the world
Every time I read a story about mind uploading or personality backups I think “they can't yet simulate a worm with 300 neurons; a human has 86 billion” — www.wired.com/story/openwo... X: @wired : On...
Over 100 scientists sign an agreement that seeks to prevent their AI-aided research for designing new proteins from being used for the development of bioweapons
An agreement by more than 90 said, however, that artificial intelligence's benefit to the field of biology would exceed any potential harm.
Proctoring companies like Honorlock that track students' keystrokes and cursor movements during exams to prevent cheating allegedly punish normal behavior
An unsettling glimpse at the digitization of education. — A Florida teenager taking a biology class at a community college got an upsetting note this year. Tweets: @zeynep , @random_walker , @pt , @...
Proctoring software like Honorlock that track students' movements during online exams to prevent cheating are criticized for allegedly flagging normal behavior
An unsettling glimpse at the digitization of education. — Give this article- - - Read in app Tweets: @zeynep , @random_walker , @hypervisible , @nytimestech , @_aloisi , @pt , @evanselinger , @autumm...
Facebook says WSJ's series contained deliberate mischaracterizations and conferred egregiously false motives to Facebook's leadership and employees
and burying the findings Charlie Osborne / ZDNet : Facebook rebukes WSJ over investigation on the platform's ability to harm, ‘toxic’ impact Parmy Olson / Bloomberg : Facebook's Beloved Growth Team Ha...
Researchers say the study of social media's large-scale societal impact should be treated as a “crisis discipline”, like climate science or conservation biology
One challenge is how little we know about the dangers. — Social media has drastically restructured … Tweets: @ct_bergstrom , @ct_bergstrom , @zittrain , @richggall , @bob_wachter , @philnobilejr , @...
Scientists criticize a lack of transparency in AI research, citing issues of replication in research and unequal access to code, proprietary data, and hardware
with dangerous consequences. Replication by different researchers would expose problems sooner, making AI stronger for everyone” #NLProc stop publishing what is not replicable https://www.technologyre...
Scientists criticize a lack of transparency in AI research, citing issues of replication in research and unequal access to code, proprietary data, and hardware
Tech giants dominate research but the line between real breakthrough and product showcase can be fuzzy. Some scientists have had enough. Tweets: @techreview , @techreview , @techreview , @techreview ...
How Tumblr's teen comedy geniuses find fame, build audiences, outsmart ad networks, strike it rich, then lose it all, without adults ever noticing
Elspeth Reeve / New Republic : Tweets: @gabrielsnyder , @tumblr , @dkthomp , @kevinroose and @waxpancake Tweets: Gabriel Snyder / @gabrielsnyder : “Imagine a joke whispered in biology class getting a...