Top news of the week: 15.08.2022.
‘I am, in fact, a person’: can artificial intelligence ever be sentient?
Controversy over Google’s AI program is raising questions about just how powerful it is. Is it even safe? By Amelia Tait
Why monkeypox is a repeat of the data mistakes made with Covid-19
Accurate data is critical for public health, and the US doesn’t have it.
Strike four: Facebook misses election misinfo in Brazil ads
Facebook failed to detect blatant election-related misinformation in ads ahead of Brazil’s 2022 election, a new report from Global Witness has found, continuing a pattern of not catching ...
New ‘Parp inhibitors’ could prevent certain tumours appearing
Breakthrough research could see some genetic cancers neutralised before they take hold and is already being used for people at risk
Suspect in 4 New Mexico killings left trail of violence
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — In the six years since he resettled in the United States from Afghanistan, the primary suspect in the slayings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque has been arrested ...
Does drinking coffee help you live longer?
Is it safe to guzzle coffee all day for this goal?
UN wheat ship departs Ukraine for East Africa
Brave Commander is the first vessel specially chartered by the UN to unblock food shipments stuck after Russia’s invasion.
Falling global food and fuel costs offer poor countries little relief
Many of the global prices for food, fuel and fertilizer that spiked when Russia invaded Ukraine have returned to their pre-war levels, defying the most dire forecasts even as policymakers ...