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US FDA clears Neuralink's brain chip implant in second patient
Source: Reuters The U.S. health regulator has allowed billionaire Elon Musk's Neuralink to implant its brain chip in a second person after it proposed to fix a problem that occurred in its first patient, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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Colorado Enacts First Comprehensive U.S. Law Governing AI Systems
Source: Future of Privacy Forum On May 17, Governor Polis signed the Colorado AI Act (CAIA) (SB-205) into law, establishing new individual rights and protections with respect to high-risk artificial intelligence systems.
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AI Chatbots Have Thoroughly Infiltrated Scientific Publishing
Source: Scientific American One percent of scientific articles published in 2023 showed signs of generative AI’s potential involvement, according to a recent analysis.
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New U.S. AI network aims to make supercomputers available to more researchers
Source: Science Pilot grants will help scientists train software to tackle societal problems.
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Recipient of first pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later
Source: ABC News The hospital said there was no indication the passing was due to the transplant.
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The U.S. wants to change how researchers get access to a huge trove of health data. Many don’t like the idea
Source: Science Universities could no longer store Medicare and Medicaid data, and costs for many researchers would rise.
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Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone
Source: The Associated Press Artificial intelligence voice-cloning technology carries so many risks of harmful impersonation that major technology companies are wary of letting people use it.
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Political Standoff Over Title IX Puts Red State Colleges in No-Win Situation
Source: Inside Higher Ed Eight states—so far—say they’ll defy the Biden administration and not comply with the new Title IX regulations. That would imperil nearly $13 billion in federal aid for public universities in those states.
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Flood of Fake Science Forces Multiple Journal Closures
Source: The Wall Street Journal Wiley will announce that it will shutter 19 more journals, some tainted by fraud.
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Period trackers 'coercing' women into sharing risky information
Source: BBC Research finds poor data management practices such as not being able to delete data about abortions.
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Effects of an hour computer use on ulnar and median nerve conduction velocity and muscle activity in office workers
Source: Journal of Occupational Health Objectives: To compare the effects of the one-hour computer use on ulnar and median nerve conduction velocity and muscle activity in symptomatic neck pain and asymptomatic office workers.
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Black Americans’ risk for breast cancer gains clarity in analysis of 40,000 genomes
Source: STAT News A new study is called "a big step forward for achieving racial equity” in the field of gauging risk for breast cancer.
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