Russian biologist plans more CRISPR-edited babies
By: David Cyranoski June 10, 2019 A Russian scientist says he is planning to produce gene-edited babies, an act that would make him only the second person known to have done this. It would also fly in the face of the scientific consensus that such experiments should be banned until an international ethical framework has […]
New study by Global Pulse highlights risks of AI-generated texts, creates fake UN speeches
By: Felicia Vacarelu, Communications Specialist, UN Global Pulse June 10, 2019 What if that speech you just read was entirely AI generated? UN Global Pulse released a new study discussing the risks that can arise from the malicious use of automated text generation software, and the potential impacts. The study used open-source tools and data […]