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Mirkin vs. Lévy: A Clash Over Scientific Integrity and Defamation

In a high-profile dispute that has captured the attention of the scientific community, Dr. Chad A. Mirkin, a renowned nanotechnologist, has taken legal action against Dr. Raphaël Lévy, a physicist and “long-time critic”. This controversy involves accusations of defamation, scientific misconduct, and the broader implications for academic freedom and integrity. The unfolding events underscore the complexities and challenges within the scientific community when legal threats … Continue reading Mirkin vs. Lévy: A Clash Over Scientific Integrity and Defamation

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Do ‘Griefbots’ Help Mourners Deal With Loss?

April 4, 2024 by Tim Reinboth Various commercial products known as “griefbots” create a simulation of a lost loved one. Built on artificial intelligence that makes use of large language models, or LLMs, the bots imitate the particular way the deceased person talked by using their emails, text messages, voice recordings, and more. The technology is supposed to help the bereaved deal with grief by … Continue reading Do ‘Griefbots’ Help Mourners Deal With Loss?

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Ambivalence Over AI: We Are All Prometheus Now

February 22, 2024 by Nicholas B. Dirks Revolts against science are often deeply irrational, as we witnessed during the Covid-19 pandemic, with political polarization around lifesaving vaccines and critical public health measures. But public distrust of science has too often been enabled through its manipulation by corporate interests, including big tobacco and oil, as well as by the dangers associated with its use in war. … Continue reading Ambivalence Over AI: We Are All Prometheus Now

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Institutional Ethics Committees Move Too Slowly, Critics Say

February 26, 2024 by Christina Szalinski On May 25, 2023, surgeons split open 39-year-old Jake Seliger’s chin and jaw bone and excised his entire tongue in an effort to remove a fast growing squamous cell carcinoma. They then removed some quadricep muscle, fat, and skin to create a flap in his mouth that acts as an incapacitated substitute, a journey Seliger has been documenting in … Continue reading Institutional Ethics Committees Move Too Slowly, Critics Say

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