MIT researchers fed an AI model data on 7,000 molecular compounds. Ninety days later, it identified a new class of antibiotics effective against drug-resistant bacteria. In mice, it worked. Human trials? Not happening anytime soon. This is the AI drug discovery paradox: the technology moves faster than the regulatory …

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Noland Arbaugh is paralyzed from the shoulders down. He’s also the first person with a Neuralink chip in his brain. Last month, I watched him play chess on a computer using only his thoughts. It was both incredible and underwhelming. The demo showed Arbaugh moving a cursor across a screen, clicking on chess pieces, …

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