Why the term “women of childbearing age” is problematic
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The Download: understanding AI, and what to expect from the UN’s climate conference
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How this grassroots effort could make AI voices more diverse
We are on the cusp of a voice AI boom, with tech companies such as…
The Download: the lab fighting exploitative AI, and plant engineering
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Unlocking the mysteries of complex biological systems with agentic AI
The complexity of biology has long been a double-edged sword for scientific and medical progress.…
Google DeepMind has a new way to look inside an AI’s “mind”
AI has led to breakthroughs in drug discovery and robotics and is in the process…
What’s on the table at this year’s UN climate conference
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The Download: parkour for robot dogs, and Africa’s AI ambitions
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The AI lab waging a guerrilla war over exploitative AI
Ben Zhao remembers well the moment he officially jumped into the fight between artists and…
The Download: AI in Africa, and reporting in the age of Trump
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