Chicago-based CRISPR technology company Syntax Bio says it has developed tech that automates the slow, manual process of generating functional cell types, which may usher in a new generation of cell ...

For a decade after its discovery, CRISPR gene editing was stuck on the cusp of transforming medicine. Then, in 2023, scientists started using it on sickle-cell disease, and Victoria Gray, a patient ...

In 2020, Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, CRISPR-Cas9, a method for genome editing. Often referred to as “molecular scissors,” CRISPR cuts DNA at specific locations that ...

The National Association of Attorneys General has issued a letter to 13 tech companies, including Apple, calling for stronger action and safeguards against the harm AI can cause, and has caused, ...

U.S. attorneys general are warning big tech that AI chatbots, from Apple to OpenAI, may already be breaking the law. Like it or not, artificial intelligence seems to be on the rise. Whether Google's ...

After a string of disturbing mental health incidents involving AI chatbots, a group of state attorneys general have sent a letter to the AI industry’s top companies, with a warning to fix “delusional ...

Large language models often lie and cheat. We can’t stop that—but we can make them own up. OpenAI is testing another new way to expose the complicated processes at work inside large language models.

The United States office of the Surgeon General, tasked with protecting the nation's health, recently published an advisory titled "Social Media and Youth Mental Health.(1) The Advisory describes ...

The majority of artificial intelligence companies are failing to manage the catastrophic risks that come with the technology, according to a new study. The assessment by AI safety experts at the ...

ChatGPT and Gemini have guardrails when it comes to giving harmful suggestions, but there have been instances when these models were manipulated to do the wrongful. Now, new research related to the ...

Social media and messaging apps are seen on a mobile phone screen. Senior Correspondent Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a Massachusetts Democrat and longtime critic of Big Tech, introduced a package of three ...