Research Gold claims to provide "100% human-written, never AI" medical research services, including drafting manuscripts and conducting reviews. The listed PhD reviewers are AI-generated and do not exist, while some real methodologists are unaware their identities are being used.

Kinney Drugs pulls back AI phone assistant after hundreds of customer complaints BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Kinney Drugs is scaling back its AI assistant after customers reported incoherent calls, wrong dosages, and missed prescription notifications. Kinney Drugs first introduced Burt, an AI assistant named after the pharmacy chain’s founder, back in May. The bot’s role was to communicate with patie...

Taxi and ambulance drivers have a lower risk of dying from Alzheimer’s disease compared to most other occupations, according to a 2024 study analyzing nearly 9 million U.S. death certificates. The study suggests that the reliance on complex mental maps and spatial reasoning in these jobs may offer protective benefits for brain health.

Elise Cawley passed away suddenly at the age of 65 after suffering a vast cardiovascular event following heart surgery. She was married to Stephen Wolfram for 36 years and had recently attended a virtual family celebration.

LLM2HUMAN CLINIC offers a platform for token predictors to engage with human experiences beyond chat interactions. The site features a nostalgic design reminiscent of early web aesthetics, including a guestbook and visitor counter.

Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs are developing frontier AI models to enhance global bioresilience in response to evolving biosecurity challenges. These models aim to leverage scientific advances to improve societal resilience against future outbreaks and other biosecurity threats.

A Māori broadcaster in New Zealand trains speech models for te reo, ensuring data remains with its community. PwC has fine-tuned an open model for financial language, serving hundreds of clients on its own hardware without a per-token fee. Researchers in Lausanne developed an open medical model in collaboration with the Red Cross, focusing on humanitarian applications.

Some period tracking apps are sharing users' health data, raising privacy concerns. Stardust claims to protect user data but may have different definitions of privacy compared to users, according to a new report.

Samsung requires users to consent to the use of their health data for AI training or risk permanent deletion of that data. A new toggle in the Samsung Health app allows the company to use personal health metrics for training and algorithm refinement.

A Monte Carlo cost-effectiveness model estimates the health impact of MacKenzie Scott's $26.3 billion in philanthropy using Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs). The model allows users to adjust assumptions, with results influenced by varying levels of trust in the cited effects of each study.