Why AI can’t automate science, according to a philosopher While AI can assist in tasks that are part of the scientific process, it’s still far away from automating science—and may never be able to. www.fastcompany.com/91477835/why...?

Experts warn of threat to democracy from ‘AI bot swarms’ infesting social media Misinformation technology could be deployed at scale to disrupt 2028 US presidential election, AI researchers say www.theguardian.com/technology/2...?

“Dr. Google” had its issues. Can ChatGPT Health do better? OpenAI’s newest product is no replacement for a doctor. But it might be better than searching the web for your symptoms. www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/22/1...?

Interactive Virtual Assistant for Health Promotion Among Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...?

Navigating open data sharing and privacy in the age of clinical AI research: from reidentification to pseudo-reidentification www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...?

Machine learning for predicting clinical outcomes of hospitalised children: a systematic review of applications in low- and middle-income countries www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...?

The concerning rise in hypertension among children and adolescents www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...?

When AI Amplifies the Biases of Its Users hbr.org/2026/01/when...

State of Health AI 2026 www.bvp.com/atlas/state-...

Unique drugs for unique diseases Treatment of a teenager with an ultra-rare condition is a medical milestone It will change regulators’ rule books www.economist.com/science-and-...

Deep Learning–Based Prediction of Cardiopulmonary Disease in Retinal Images of Premature Infants jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...?

Ovaries Could Unlock Secrets of Longevity time.com/collections/...

AI isn’t conscious—but we may be bringing it to life In rethinking whether AI is sentient, we are asking bigger questions about cognition, human-machine interaction and even our own consciousness www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-a...?

Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872

Seven technologies to watch in 2026 Nature’s round-up of innovations that are poised to make a splash in the year ahead. www.nature.com/articles/d41...?

Generative AI Use and Depressive Symptoms Among US Adults jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...?

Ensemble Listening Model www.ensemblelisteningmodel.com

Microsoft researchers have revealed the 40 jobs most exposed to AI—and even teachers make the list fortune.com/article/what...?

Invisible Text Injection and Peer Review by AI Models jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...?

Speed and Safety in Pediatric Artificial Intelligence—Child in the Loop jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...?

Did AI Alter the Course of This Baby’s Life? When Jorie was diagnosed with a rare disease, two researchers created an AI tool to find a treatment. nymag.com/intelligence...

Are we heading towards a cybersecurity crisis in health care and are actions needed? www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...?

Intersectional biases in narratives produced by open-ended prompting of generative language models www.nature.com/articles/s41...?

How do vaccine cutbacks affect public health? Ask Japan www.nature.com/articles/d41...?

Tech Leaders Thirsty for Social Media Fame Are Hiring These LinkedIn Ghostwriters www.theinformation.com/articles/tec...?

Is People-Pleasing a Trauma Response? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...?

The Quality of Evidence of and Engagement With Video Medical Claims jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...?

Transforming mental health research and care through artificial intelligence www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Prediction of personalized antiseizure medications response based on clinical signatures in epilepsy www.nature.com/articles/s41...

How do social media use, gaming frequency, and internalizing symptoms predict each other over time in early-to-middle adolescence? academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/a...

The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...?

AI has supercharged scientists—but may have shrunk science Analysis of 41 million papers finds that although AI expands individual impact, it narrows collective scientific exploration www.science.org/content/arti...?

Insights From the Eye With AI jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...?

AI chatbots miss urgent issues in queries about women's health AI models such as ChatGPT and Gemini fail to give adequate advice for 60 per cent of queries relating to women’s health in a test created by medical professionals www.newscientist.com/article/2510...

Six steps to protect researchers’ digital security Many US scientists have reported a rise in targeted harassment. Here are tools and tips to safeguard your cybersecurity. www.nature.com/articles/d41...?

Emoji Use in the Electronic Health Record jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...?

Expectations vs Reality of an Intraoperative Artificial Intelligence Intervention jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...?

Artificial Intelligence and the Potential Transformation of Mental Health jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...?

What’s Going on With Smart Rings? www.wired.com/story/whats-...?

At JPM, doctors’ darling OpenEvidence says it’s pursuing ‘medical super-intelligence’ The company plans to build specialist AI models for oncology, neurology, radiology, and more www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/o...?

Doctors think AI has a place in healthcare — but maybe not as a chatbot techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/d...?

Man Planning to Raise Adopted Children With AI Girlfriend as Their Mother futurism.com/artificial-i...?

AI can spark creativity — if we ask it how, not what, to think Studies aiming to maximize human creativity demonstrate that people work best when buoyed up by others who show them new ways to innovate. www.nature.com/articles/d41...?

The Dangerous Paradox of A.I. Abundance Silicon Valley envisions artificial intelligence ushering in an era of economic plenty. But what if the benefits are largely confined to corporations and investors that own the technology itself? www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...?

Anthropic expands into healthcare a week after OpenAI launched a similar product www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-ch...?

10 Breakthrough Technologies www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/12/1...?

How WhatsApp Took Over the Global Conversation The platform has become a core technology around the world, relied on by governments and extended families alike. What are we all doing there? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...?

Weight regain after cessation of medication for weight management: systematic review and meta-analysis www.bmj.com/content/392/...

AIs are biased toward some Indian castes — how can researchers fix this? Benchmarks reveal how artificial-intelligence systems reinforce discriminatory social hierarchies. www.nature.com/articles/d41...?