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Researchers’ Concerns Over Large-Scale AI Deployment

As the media often celebrates breakthroughs and economic opportunities in AI, several pressing concerns raised quietly within the research community remain underreported. While headlines focus on the transformative potential of large-scale systems like large language models (LLMs), researchers warn that the underlying risks—especially those related to control, transparency, and societal impact—demand closer scrutiny. Concentration of […]

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The Rise of AI in Combating Wildlife Crime and Conservation Challenges

Wildlife conservation is at a pivotal moment, as technological advancements are gradually transforming the landscape of efforts to protect endangered species. Among these innovations, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a game-changer, especially in the fight against wildlife poaching, illegal trade, and habitat destruction. AI’s Role in Monitoring and Protecting Wildlife AI technologies are revolutionizing […]

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Smart Logistics Could Cut Hospital Energy Use by 30%

Hospitals are among the most energy-hungry buildings on the planet—air conditioners, sterilizers, MRI machines, and lights run 24/7. In China, one research team discovered a way to reduce that energy load by nearly 18.5%, saving over 400 megawatt-hours (MWh) per year at a single hospital. Their secret? A digital brain that watches, learns, and adjusts—every second of every […]

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The Risk Schools Overlook in AI Use

Across classrooms from Riyadh to Rio, AI tutors are springing to life. Yet a new study from Saudi Arabia finds that trust and performance—the factors everyone assumed would make or break AI in education—don’t actually matter as much as we thought. The real keys are readiness, interactivity, and ethics. Why This Matters Now Universities are […]

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Is Your Phone Listening to You?

Many people have experienced this strange scenario: you casually mention something in conversation—like a new coffee flavor or a vacation destination—and hours later, an ad for that exact thing appears on your phone. It seems as if your smartphone was listening through its microphone. You’re not alone in thinking this. Nearly half of Americans (48%) […]

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Next Week in Science, October 9, 2025

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis for demonstrating that quantum phenomena can be observed in macroscopic systems large enough to hold in your hand. Their experiments with superconducting circuits demonstrated that billions of particles can act in unison, tunneling through barriers and absorbing […]

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What Really Happens When Algorithms Go Quantum

Around the world, nearly three out of four deaths come from non-communicable diseases like diabetes, heart problems, and cancer. Diagnosing these conditions early could save millions of lives. But here’s the catch: modern medical data is messy, high-dimensional, and often overwhelming for doctors and computers alike. A new study has taken a surprising turn—using ideas […]

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How Sci-LLMs Could Supercharge Discovery

A decade ago, the idea of a computer designing new materials, predicting drug interactions, or even writing publishable scientific papers sounded like science fiction. Today, it’s edging toward science fact. Researchers are building scientific large language models (Sci-LLMs). These are AI systems trained not just on casual text from the internet, but on the raw […]

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What Happens When Banks Let AI Fight Hackers?

Your bank account is under attack. Constantly. Every second, hackers around the world launch sneaky attempts to slip into financial systems. The scary part? Many of these threats don’t even have names yet. They’re called “zero-day attacks”—brand-new tricks that traditional security systems can’t recognize. But here’s the twist: scientists just developed a defense system powered […]

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