Researchers are using AI to find new uses for existing drugs that can treat rare diseases. Joseph Coates survived a deadly blood disorder thanks to a treatment identified by an AI model.
The number of proposed coal power plants within the OECD region has decreased from 142 in 2015 to only five today. Of the five remaining proposals, four plants include plans for carbon capture.
Progress has been unevenly distributed globally. Europe experienced a 68% reduction in mortality while Africa only decreased by 3%. WHO advocates several community-based actions to prevent drowning.
With the help of a new analysis program with AI functions and an Interpol database, 600 Swedish children have been identified in images and videos online during 2025.
Within 50 years, a public, distributed, and non-commercial AI could function like the internet and be available to all people in the world. Such a system would be powered by millions of participants in a federated network creating an aggregate intelligence beyond what a single host can offer.
Scientists at the biotech company Colossal Biosciences have created genetically modified mice with thick, woolly fur as a step toward recreating woolly mammoths. The company plans to "de-extinct" the mammoth with the goal of birthing the first calf before the end of 2028.
The SPHEREx mission has successfully launched and will map the entire celestial sky in 102 different wavelengths. The telescope will observe hundreds of millions of galaxies and collect data that can help researchers understand the first moments of the universe.
OpenAI is collaborating with Estonia's government to provide all high school students and teachers access to ChatGPT Edu starting September 2025. Estonia already ranks among the top 15 countries globally for ChatGPT usage with one active ChatGPT account for every four citizens.
A ChatGPT query uses only 3 watt-hours of energy, equivalent to watching TV for 3 minutes or uploading 30 pictures to social media. Water consumption for AI is lowโdata centers use only 500 ml of water per 300 queries, while producing a single hamburger requires over 600 gallons of water.