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AI benchmarks are broken. Here’s what we need instead.

AI benchmarks are broken. Here’s what we need instead.

One-off tests don’t measure AI’s true impact. We’re better off shifting to more human-centered, context-specific methods.
There are more AI health tools than ever—but how well do they work?

There are more AI health tools than ever—but how well do they work?

Specialized chatbots might make a difference for people with limited health-care access. Without more testing, we don’t know if they’ll help or harm.
Inside the stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones

Inside the stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones

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The gig workers who are training humanoid robots at home

The gig workers who are training humanoid robots at home

People in Nigeria and India are strapping iPhones onto their heads and recording themselves doing chores.
A woman’s uterus has been kept alive outside the body for the first time

A woman’s uterus has been kept alive outside the body for the first time

The team behind the feat plan to study uterine disorders and the early stages of pregnancy—and potentially grow a human fetus.

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