Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, September 25, 2023
Posted: 25th September 2023
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DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Will AI make us crazy?
Social media and excessive screen time are already being blamed for an epidemic of anxiety, depression, suicide, and mental illness among America’s youth, reports Bulletin editor Dawn Stover. “Chatbots and other AI tools [...] are expected to take online engagement to even greater levels.” Read more.
DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Gain-of-function pathogen research is controversial and widespread. Can it be regulated?
A new report surveying gain-of-function research over the last 20 or so years concludes that regulating it “will be difficult.” The survey comes as gain of function has come under a political and funding microscope. Read more.
NUCLEAR RISK
Why Japan should stop its Fukushima nuclear wastewater ocean release
Japan’s controversial plan for Fukushima “treated water” lacks public trust, says vice director at the Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition Tatsujiro Suzuki. It’s time to stop it and find better alternatives. Read more.
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