GPT-4, Claude, and Llama sought out popular peers, connected with others via existing friends, and gravitated towards those similar to them. As AI wheedles its way into our lives, how it behaves socially is becoming a pressing question. A new study suggests AI models build social networks in much

The vaccine stopped runaway allergic reactions for a year in mice. It could evolve into a blanket therapy for food allergies, from peanuts to shellfish. ‘Tis the season for overindulgence. But for people with allergies, holiday feasting can be strewn with landmines. Over three million people

COMPUTING After Neuralink, Max Hodak Is Building Something Even WilderConnie Loizos | TechCrunch “What makes this conversation remarkable is how concrete everything sounds. Hodak isn’t hand-waving about ‘someday.’ He’s got timelines, patient numbers, and regulatory pathways. ‘By 2035, [biohybrid

History says we can’t be too sure. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman—perhaps the most prominent face of the artificial intelligence boom that accelerated with the launch of ChatGPT in 2022—loves scaling laws. These widely admired rules of thumb linking the size of an AI model with its capabilities

The new gene therapy focuses on a type of DNA error shared by a wide range of rare inherited conditions. On the surface, cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease have nothing in common. Although both are inherited genetic disorders, one causes thick mucus buildup in the lungs, making it progressively