#AI in medicine
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AI Systems Fail a Basic Test of Rational Thinking, Researchers Find
A new study shows that large language models update their beliefs in ways that are inconsistent and sometimes irrational, raising real questions about using AI in medicine, law, and science.
AI-designed viruses are medicine's next hope, not its next threat
Two researchers push back on the UK science funding debate and on media coverage of AI-built bacteriophages, arguing the fear framing misses what the technology can actually do for patients.
AI Maps the Hidden Gene Network Behind Schizophrenia
A study of 102,000 people just identified 641 previously unknown genes linked to schizophrenia. The secret was letting AI read the brain's genetic activity as a connected system, not a list of isolated parts.
Meet Robin, the Kid-Sized Robot Helping Patients Stay Calm in Hospitals and Dental Clinics
A small, armless robot with a backstory about missing outer space is showing up in around 30 healthcare facilities and convincing children to eat, breathe, and sit still for the dentist.
Scientists build the first AI-designed viruses, and experts are asking hard questions
A research team used artificial intelligence to create bacteriophages, viruses that kill bacteria, from scratch. The results worked in the lab. The safety debate is already underway.
Scientists used an AI protein tool to make gene editing safer
Researchers adapted AlphaFold, the AI software famous for predicting protein shapes, to pinpoint and fix the parts of gene-editing proteins most likely to cut the wrong stretch of DNA.