Science
DeepMind Defines Artificial General Intelligence And Ranks Today's Leading Chatbots
Posted in Science, Software on 29th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller
While some believe true AGI will not be possible unless AI is embodied in physical robotic machinery, the DeepMind team say this is not a prerequisite for AGI. The focus, they say, should be on tasks that fall in the cognitive and metacognitive-for instance, learning to learn-realms.
An AI Tool Just Revealed Almost 200 New Systems For CRISPR Gene Editing
Posted in Medicine, Science on 29th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller
This month, a team at MIT and Harvard led by CRISPR pioneer Dr. Feng Zhang took inspiration from an existing big-data approach and used AI to narrow the sea of genetic sequences to a handful that are similar to known CRISPR systems.
'Breakthrough' CRISPR Treatment Slashes Cholesterol In First Human Clinical Trial
Posted in Medicine, Science on 24th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller
For these treatments, scientists extract immune cells or blood cells from the body, edit the cells using CRISPR to correct the genetic mistake, and reinfuse the treated cells into the patient.
Google DeepMind's AI Revolutionizes Weather Forecasting With GraphCast
Posted in Science, Software on 24th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller
GraphCast's introduction into the field of meteorology signifies a turning point in weather forecasting.
How Patient Data Is Helping Beat Cancer
Posted in Medicine, Science on 24th Nov, 2023
by Alex Muller
"The more tumours we study, the more we understand how they differ from each other and how we can use this information to improve outcomes for people with cancer."