CEO of America’s largest public hospital system says he’s ready to replace radiologists with AI Mitchell H. Katz, MD, president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, recently spoke during a panel discussion held by Crain’s New York Business.

The chief executive of America’s largest public hospital system (who is not a radiologist or a doctor) says he is prepared to start replacing radiologists with artificial intelligence in some circumstances, once the regulatory landscape catches up. #AI

The AI boom is energizing and exhausting tech product managers at once "I've never seen an industry that's more tired than they are now," Nikhyl Singhal, a former vice president of product at Meta said.

"The pace is relentless," Nikhyl Singhal, a former vice president of product at Meta, said. https://bit.ly/48HbOjS

Worried About U.S. Democracy, Astronauts Are Launching a Political Nonprofit A new nonpartisan group of NASA veterans said it would advocate for the “rule of law” and score political candidates on civic responsibility.

Exclusive: More than 100 former NASA astronauts are launching a nonpartisan nonprofit that will advocate for constitutional limits and bringing back civic responsibility.

No humans allowed: scientific AI agents get their own social network Autonomous agents aren’t just creating their own research — on the Reddit-style website Agent4Science, they’re chatting about it, too.

The latest scientific social network is here — but there’s no room for human users

go.nature.com/48f15Nz

Personalized CRISPR therapies could soon reach thousands — here’s how A fresh approach to trialling treatments for rare genetic diseases could make their production an economically viable prospect at last.

We have the science, the technology, the medical need — and now the regulatory momentum — to deliver on the global promise of gene editing on demand

go.nature.com/4mKVDb9

Opinion | Should AI be refilling prescriptions? It’s not a crazy idea. Utah’s experiment with AI-generated prescriptions won’t be the last. It raises urgent regulatory questions that needs answers.

Doctronic's AI prescription pilot faces regulatory gray zone

'Seeing clearly even in the fog'—a next-generation infrared image sensor for autonomous driving Infrared sensors that detect the short-wave infrared (SWIR) region can clearly recognize objects not only during the day and at night, but also in fog or smoke, making them a key component of future intelligent technologies such as autonomous vehicles, robotics, night surveillance, and medical imaging.

A new hybrid infrared image sensor using quantum dots and two-dimensional semiconductors enables clear object detection in fog, smoke, and low light, supporting advanced autonomous technologies. doi.org/hbxvw6

AI job scams are booming – and I was fooled by one. Here is how to avoid them Fraudsters are using the promise of fake roles to trick job-seekers out of money, personal information or both, and with the help of AI they are more convincing than ever. But there are ways to spot them

AI job scams are booming – and I was fooled by one. Here is how to avoid them

Targeting tumour DNA with CRISPR variant Cancer cells excel at evading detection, but subtle chemical differences set them apart from healthy cells. Now, a team of scientists from Wageningen University & Research and Van Andel Institute has ...

Researchers from 🇳🇱 @w-u-r.bsky.social and 🇺🇸 @vai.org have taken an early but promising step toward a #cancer therapy that targets and destroys #tumor cells with high precision, using a variant of the 🧬✂️ DNA editing tool #CRISPR.

You Can Actually Build Your Own AR Glasses from Scratch Onyx AR 2.0 is a 3D-printed, modular headset that makes augmented reality accessible to hobbyists.

Onyx AR 2.0 is a 3D-printed, modular headset that makes augmented reality accessible to hobbyists.

AI model 'reads' protein pairs, unlocking new insights into disease and drug discovery Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that can more accurately predict how proteins interact with one another—an advancement that could accelerate drug discovery and deepen insights into diseases such as cancer.

A new AI model jointly analyzes protein pairs, improving prediction of protein–protein interactions and offering potential advances in drug discovery and disease understanding. doi.org/hbxsgp

AI’s Next Frontier: People Skills Imagine a chatbot that actually knew how to talk to you.

AI companies are suddenly fixated on building emotionally intelligent chatbots that empathize with users, @matteowong.bsky.social reports. He explores what the industry is really trying to achieve:

Deezer says 44% of new music uploads are AI-generated, most streams are fraudulent AI tracks account for a small fraction of Deezer streams, and most are demonetized for fraud.

The company says AI music is approaching half of all new uploads, though most of the supposed listeners of those streams are AI themselves.

As Measles Takes Toll on Kids, Anti-Vaxxers Have Change of Heart Enough parents are quietly embracing the MMR that it’s helping to slow the outbreaks.

Measles has been spreading in the US, reaching infection levels not seen in decades and threatening the country’s elimination status. Some anti-vaxxers are now changing their minds.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Bye traitor Tim Apple🤬. bsky.app/profile/gowo...

Epic Games adds AI conversations to Fortnite, but I don't remember anyone asking for them Fortnite is enabling creators to have conversations with NPCs in experimental islands using Google's generative AI software, Gemini.

Ever wanted to add AI-powered chatbots to your Fortnite island? No, us netiher.

Here’s the ad promoting the new Peter Thiel backed startup, Objection, where AI will allegedly determine the veracity of journalists’ claims. It looks like they took the ad down, but I screen grabbed it when I could still access it from a QT by right wing Christian investor Nate Fischer. 1/

To thwart pathogens, researchers are giving beneficial microbes what they really want University of California San Diego researchers have developed a new tool for understanding and modifying any microbiome, including the human microbiome.

A new tool enables precise mapping and control of microbiome communities by identifying microbes’ nutrient preferences, supporting targeted interventions beyond traditional antibiotics. doi.org/hbxr69

Google Creates Strike Team to Improve Coding Models Google has assembled a strike team of researchers and engineers to improve its AI coding models, according to three people with direct knowledge of the situation, as it looks to automate more of its o...

Exclusive: Google has formed a strike team to improve its AI coding models after falling behind Anthropic, with Sergey Brin directly involved.

The effort aims to automate more coding—and eventually AI research itself. https://thein.fo/3OR1DCz

Peter Thiel is building a parallel justice system — Powered by AI - Coda Story His investment in Objection.ai points to a new model: private investigations, AI verdicts, and accountability mechanisms that operate outside democratic institutions.

Peter Thiel Is Building a Parallel Justice System – Powered by AI www.codastory.com/polarization/can-we-trus... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47836226

Good summary of the marked benefit of the molecular glue drug (daraxonrasib) vs pancreatic cancer, from Revolution Medicines, and other progress (adds to the neoantigen vaccine with 6-year survival)
gift link wsj.com/opinion/revo...

The 2020 presidential race may not of been rigged outright but other House and Senate races still need investigation no matter what MAGA says.🤔 bsky.app/profile/allc...

Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X.

"Your Account is Suspended" Message on X

The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.

I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).

So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.

Huawei’s Smart Glasses Crush Meta’s Ray-Bans in One Key Category Meta's smart glasses are slowly falling behind.

Huawei’s Smart Glasses Crush Meta’s Ray-Bans in One Key Category gizmodo.com/huaweis-smart-glasses-cr...

My family tried to eat fewer ultra-processed foods for five years. Here’s what we learned Cutting UPFs from our grocery list was expensive, laborious and time-consuming

My family tried to eat fewer ultra-processed foods for five years. Here’s what we learned

NSA spies are reportedly using Anthropic’s Mythos, despite Pentagon feud | TechCrunch NSA is said to be using Anthropic's restricted Mythos AI model.

NSA is said to be using Anthropic's restricted Mythos AI model.

Today, there are no good detectors of AI-generated music, except one from Deezer. To fix this, we are releasing Quicksilver, a detector for AI-generated music inspired by research @ Deezer. Quicksilver is available as standalone MacOS app, or as browser plug-in for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.

First complete genome loaded onto a quantum computer Researchers encode the tiny hepatitis D virus in an early step toward “quantum genomics”

The genome of the hepatitis D virus, with just 1700 bases of RNA, was squeezed onto a quantum computer.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/4mCifuv

To Thwart Pathogens, Researchers are Giving Beneficial Microbes What They Really Want UC San Diego researchers have developed a new method that allows precise modification of any microbiome with prebiotics, helping beneficial organisms outcompete dangerous pathogens.

@UCSDMedSchool.bsky.social researchers have developed a new method that allows precise modification of any #microbiome with #prebiotics, helping beneficial organisms outcompete dangerous #pathogens.

Who Uses AI (and How)? Tracking the evidence on AI adoption

A living document trying to make sense of all the research on adoption and usage of AI aleximas.substack.com/p/who-uses-a...