The Download: rebuilding economic security, and solving math problems
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From Meta CTO to climate tech investor: Mike Schroepfer on his big pivot
As the pandemic locked down cities in early 2020, Mike Schroepfer, then the chief technology…
The Download: the future of CRISPR babies, and investing in climate tech
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Controversial CRISPR scientist promises “no more gene-edited babies” until society comes around
He Jiankui, the Chinese biophysicist whose controversial 2018 experiment led to the birth of three…
Beer, hydrogen, and heat: Why the US is still trying to make mirror-magnified solar energy work
The US is continuing its decades-long effort to commercialize a technology that converts sunlight into…
“Copyright traps” could tell writers if an AI has scraped their work
Since the beginning of the generative AI boom, content creators have argued that their work…
Google DeepMind’s new AI systems can now solve complex math problems
AI models can easily generate essays and other types of text. However, they’re nowhere near…
Roundtables: CRISPR Babies—Six years later
Recorded on July 25, 2024 CRISPR Babies: Six years later Speakers: He Jiankui, CRISPR Pioneer,…
How our genome is like a generative AI model
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The Download: AI’s math solutions, and brewing beer with sunlight
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…