'It’s becoming clear almost anything can be replaced by artificial intelligence but at what cost to creativity and expertise?'

“It’s a major advance, on the scale of an AlphaFold4. The problem, of course, is that we know nothing of the details.” Isomorphic Lab’s proprietary drug-discovery model is a major advance go.nature.com/3Mm2ZnQ

Breakthrough CRISPR system could reverse antibiotic resistance crisis flip.it/vaesGW

Joseph McMullen uses AI to sort through terabytes of evidence, freeing him to focus on what the machines can’t find: the human story

Scout AI is using technology borrowed from the AI industry to power lethal weapons—and recently demonstrated its explosive potential. www.wired.com/story/ai-lab...

The team at Google DeepMind behind AlphaFold has now released #AlphaGenome, a tool for exploring the 98% of #DNA that does not encode for proteins. spectrum.ieee.org/alphagenome-...

The human body is an information system — and AI is helping us decode it to cure or prevent disease. In @bigthink.com, our scientists and researchers explain how #AI is helping us simulate human cells, visualize hidden biology, and detect disease before symptoms appear. bit.ly/46fBq6f

The AI boom has a hidden price. Our investigation into the secrets of US data centers just won a prestigious Polk Award. Read the series here: bit.ly/4aFvMvu Read more about the win here: bit.ly/46WhQvY (Credit: John-David Richardson for Business Insider) #datacenters #ai #awards

Stone, parchment or laser-etched glass? Scientists find new way to preserve data

A machine-learning-based biomarker using gene expression patterns in non-tumor liver tissue can identify individuals at higher risk for developing hepatocellular carcinoma.

Digital forensics pioneer Hany Farid explains what it will take to rebuild trust in the deepfake era

Putting humans and LLMs head-to-head in classic tests of judgment from human psychology underscores the differences between them

Accurate RNA structure prediction remains a challenge, despite recent computational advances. This study presents DRFold2, a #DeepLearning framework that significantly enhances accuracy of de novo #RNAstructure prediction by increasing contact prediction precision @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4aoOQiX

🤖 University of Glasgow researchers have launched a free open-source tool to help organisations audit AI systems, identify risks, and ensure artificial intelligence is fair, transparent and safe for real-world use. 📍 @glasgow.ac.uk 👇 Learn more glasgowcityofscienceandinnovation.com/university-o...

AI-driven autonomous robots are coming to biology laboratories, but researchers insist that human skills remain essential go.nature.com/46fYZfj

Researchers in B.C. have unlocked a way to grow vital immune cells from stem cells. This breakthrough could lead to mass produced cancer therapies that are faster and cheaper than current custom treatments.

The Hybrid3D can 3D print #batteries that can fill irregular shapes, like the wing of a drone or the arm of smart glasses. spectrum.ieee.org/3d-printed-b...

Apple is reportedly planning to launch AI-powered glasses, a pendant, and AirPods

A group of Supreme Court watchers and designers is now using artificial intelligence to generate videos of the justices' avatars reading their opinions aloud as part of a provocative project called "On the Docket." https://loom.ly/WOhOT8A

An AI-powered digital twin platform now enables real-time interpretation of complex chemical reactions, accelerating materials discovery and advancing research in energy storage and catalysis. doi.org/hbppng

AI is now supporting prostate MRI diagnostics in Norway. NTNU’s PROVIZ helps radiologists decide on biopsy need and location. Patients accept it only when specialists confirm results. In oncology, AI augments expertise, it does not replace it. #healthcare

Over 100 researchers from Johns Hopkins, Oxford, and more call for guardrails on some infectious disease datasets that could enable AI to design deadly viruses (Megan Morrone/Axios) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic are using advanced mathematics to evaluate the reasoning capabilities of their AI models, shifting from pattern recognition to complex problem-solving as a primary metric for progress.

This is an insane story start to finish. $65k a year "AI school" heavily surveils students, generates nonsensical questions that "does more harm than good," scrapes from competitors. Stores hours of video of children insecurely. Lots more: www.404media.co/students-are...

Generative AI chatbots, when guided by specialized prompts, can rapidly analyze large biomedical datasets and generate accurate prediction models, streamlining health data research workflows.

Sony Group tech can identify original music in AI-generated songs Japanese company seeks to help copyright holders receive share of revenue trib.al/R4ao1U9

Laurie Spiegel on the difference between algorithmic music and ‘AI’

The Bhatia Lab has developed CleaveNet, a novel AI system to design peptides that could be cleaved efficiently & specifically by proteases of interest, such as enzymes overactive in cancer. They can be used for early tumor detection, cancer therapeutics & other applications. buff.ly/QoQU4FE

Patrick Darling used a music tool from ElevenLabs to perform a song with his former bandmates.

These scientists and medical experts are taking to social media to counter climate denialism, vaccine scepticism and wellness pseudoscience go.nature.com/4rUFb9C

A large language model has been used to analyze yeast DNA codon patterns, enabling more efficient protein drug production and potentially lowering biopharmaceutical manufacturing costs.

Consultants at McKinsey, PwC, EY, and BCG raced to adopt AI. Now they're racing to measure it's actual value.

Researchers have used a machine learning approach to improve the stability and performance of antibodies inside cells >>> www.biotechniques.com/computationa... 🧪

OKAY BIG ONE FOR YA NEW report out today: I dig deep into how big tech has been muddling tech types and overstating evidence to claim "AI" will make global emissions drop like a stone.... Not only will it not, it seems to be verifiably doing the opposite!! ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/b... + 📼+🧵>

A Delaware County school district is turning to artificial intelligence to help identify students who are struggling to read and boost their confidence.

AI systems are enabling medical scan reports to be written in clearer language, nearly doubling patient comprehension while maintaining clinical accuracy, according to analysis of over 12,000 reports. doi.org/hbpk2d

Neuromorphic computing has proved to be good at complex mathematics, against expectations. New #neuromorphic hardware from #Intel can solve differential equations using the finite element method. spectrum.ieee.org/neuromorphic...

Are Anthropic’s new AI work tools game-changing for professionals? ft.trib.al/l3YGfgp

Researchers report creating RNAs that can generate a sort of mirror image of themselves and use that template to generate the original. Learn more: https://scim.ag/46F2BHN

A machine learning tool combining immune biomarkers and clinical data can predict chronic graft-versus-host disease and transplant-related mortality months before symptoms develop. doi.org/hbpkxn

Machine-learning could help us use cosmic muons to peer inside large objects such as nuclear reactors, say researchers in China. 🧪⚛️ ow.ly/66p350YgIeJ

AI-powered unmanned ground vehicles have demonstrated effective teamwork in simulated firefighting scenarios, autonomously navigating obstacles and extinguishing multiple fires with high success rates. doi.org/hbpknp

AI threatens to eat business software – and it could change the way we work

Bioengineer César de la Fuente uses the ApexOracle AI model to discover antimicrobial peptides from venom and extinct species, following successful animal trials against World Health Organization priority bacteria.

#AI is rapidly reshaping how science is conducted, governed, and funded, often at a pace that outstrips the ability of national research systems to adapt. Read the latest edition with 26 country case studies: https://council.science/publications/ai-science-systems/

We’re going to see some incredible content from independent filmmakers in the coming months. Seedance is the game changer that Google’s Veo and Sora hoped to be.

CAR-T cell therapy seems to have reset the immune system and eased severe symptoms in eight children and adolescents with autoimmune disorders go.nature.com/3OkkANp

Anthropic tries to hide Claude's AI actions. Devs hate it

NPR Host Sues Google Claiming AI Podcast Tool Stole His Voice: ‘Very Weird Experience!’ Mediaite