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At its best, AI search can better infer a user’s intent, amplify quality content, and synthesize information from diverse sources. But if AI search becomes our primary portal to the web, it threatens to disrupt an already precarious digital economy.
Today, the production of content online depends on a fragile set of incentives tied to virtual foot traffic: ads, subscriptions, donations, sales, or brand exposure. By shielding the web behind an all-knowing chatbot, AI search could deprive creators of the visits and “eyeballs” they need to survive.
This story was written by Benjamin Brooks and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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The messy quest to replace drugs with electricity
“Electroceuticals” promised the post-pharma future for medicine. But the exclusive focus on the nervous system is seeming less and less warranted.
This story was written by Sally Adee and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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The weeds are winning
As the climate changes, genetic engineering will be essential for growing food. But is it creating a race of superweeds?
This story was written by Douglas Main and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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Why AI could eat quantum computing’s lunch
Tech companies have been funneling billions of dollars into quantum computers for years. The hope is that they’ll be a game changer for fields as diverse as finance, drug discovery, and logistics.
Those expectations have been especially high in physics and chemistry, where the weird effects of quantum mechanics come into play. In theory, this is where quantum computers could have a huge advantage over conventional machines.
But while the field struggles with the realities of tricky quantum hardware, another challenger is making headway in some of these most promising use cases. AI is now being applied to fundamental physics, chemistry, and materials science in a way that suggests quantum computing’s purported home turf might not be so safe after all.
This story was written by Edd Gent and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.
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The race to save our online lives from a digital dark age
We’re making more data than ever. What can—and should—we save for future generations? And will they be able to understand it?
This story was written by Niall Firth and narrated by Noa.
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