Reporter Eve Thomas explains how breakthroughs in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy could bring definition and regulation to an unbridled spirit.
The EPA says forever chemicals, or PFAS, should be filtered out of drinking water. Tasha Stoiber of the Environmental Working Group discusses the technology for doing so and explains how people can mitigate the risk at home.
Arizona became a hotbed of election-related conspiracy theories in 2020 after President Joe Biden won the state by a narrow margin. As artificial intelligence threatens to supercharge the spread of misinformation, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes discusses how his office is responding.
A U.S. bioengineering company wants to genetically re-create the dodo, the woolly mammoth and the Tasmanian tiger. The chief scientist behind these “de-extinction” efforts says bringing back lost species can help protect those that are endangered.
AI models are increasingly being used by the fashion industry, as they’re quicker and cheaper. Some models and agencies are fans but others want to see more protection for the image rights of models.
Silicon Valley leaders often use words like “safety” and “transparency” when they’re talking about artificial intelligence, But as The Atlantic’s Karen Hao points out, AI insiders don’t always say what they mean.
Israel is using the technology, despite its high error rate, for monitoring Palestinians and identifying potential enemies, according to Sheera Frenkel of The New York Times.
