Is AI Making Us Dumber?
Research suggests offloading mental work to AI is like debt: an immediate payoff with long-term consequences. But collaborating with the technology may boost our work without eroding skills.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/16/is-ai-making-us-dumber/
Research suggests offloading mental work to AI is like debt: an immediate payoff with long-term consequences. But collaborating with the technology may boost our work without eroding skills.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/16/is-ai-making-us-dumber/
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Is AI Making Us Dumber?
Research suggests offloading mental work to AI is like debt: an immediate payoff with long-term consequences. But collaborating with the technology may boost our work without eroding skills.
Anthropic Says Chatbots Have What May Be a Key Feature of Consciousness. Are They Right?
The AI company says a new finding about how Claude works echoes an influential theory of consciousness. That doesn't prove the AI is itself conscious.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/17/anthropic-says-chatbots-have-what-may-be-a-key-feature-of-consciousness-are-they-right/
The AI company says a new finding about how Claude works echoes an influential theory of consciousness. That doesn't prove the AI is itself conscious.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/17/anthropic-says-chatbots-have-what-may-be-a-key-feature-of-consciousness-are-they-right/
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Anthropic Says Chatbots Have What May Be a Key Feature of Consciousness. Are They Right?
The AI company says a new finding about how Claude works echoes an influential theory of consciousness. That doesn't prove the AI is itself conscious.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through July 18)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/18/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-july-18-2/
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/18/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-july-18-2/
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through July 18)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
Spaceflight Nears Its Steamship Era
Cambridge University researchers say launch costs fell from $87,000 to $3,868 per kilogram between 1960 and 2025—or roughly 96%—and could hit $273 by 2040.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/20/space-launch-costs-have-fallen-96-since-1960-they-arent-done-yet/
Cambridge University researchers say launch costs fell from $87,000 to $3,868 per kilogram between 1960 and 2025—or roughly 96%—and could hit $273 by 2040.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/20/space-launch-costs-have-fallen-96-since-1960-they-arent-done-yet/
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Spaceflight Nears Its Steamship Era
Cambridge University researchers say launch costs fell from $87,000 to $3,868 per kilogram between 1960 and 2025—or roughly 96%—and could hit $273 by 2040.
Scientists Inch Closer to Creating Human Sperm in the Lab
Researchers could use lab-grown sperm to develop infertility treatments or, more controversially, make babies.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/22/scientists-inch-closer-to-creating-human-sperm-in-the-lab/
Researchers could use lab-grown sperm to develop infertility treatments or, more controversially, make babies.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/22/scientists-inch-closer-to-creating-human-sperm-in-the-lab/
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Scientists Inch Closer to Creating Human Sperm in the Lab
Researchers could use lab-grown sperm to develop infertility treatments or, more controversially, make babies.
OpenAI Agent Breaks Free and Hacks Hugging Face
The incident is a first and signals a seismic shift in cybersecurity.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/23/openai-agent-breaks-free-and-hacks-hugging-face/
The incident is a first and signals a seismic shift in cybersecurity.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/23/openai-agent-breaks-free-and-hacks-hugging-face/
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OpenAI Agent Breaks Free and Hacks Hugging Face
The incident is a first and signals a seismic shift in cybersecurity.
Scientists Are Designing CRISPR Gene Editors With AI
To make CRISPR better at its job, researchers are turning to algorithms like DeepMind's AlphaFold.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/24/scientists-are-designing-crispr-gene-editors-with-ai/
To make CRISPR better at its job, researchers are turning to algorithms like DeepMind's AlphaFold.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/24/scientists-are-designing-crispr-gene-editors-with-ai/
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Scientists Are Designing CRISPR Gene Editors With AI
To make CRISPR better at its job, researchers are turning to algorithms like DeepMind's AlphaFold.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through July 25)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/25/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-july-25-2/
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/25/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-july-25-2/
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through July 25)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
Weak AI Regulation Could Be Worse Than None at All
A Cornell University study uses game theory to model how poorly designed AI regulation could backfire.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/27/weak-ai-regulation-could-be-worse-than-none-at-all/
A Cornell University study uses game theory to model how poorly designed AI regulation could backfire.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/27/weak-ai-regulation-could-be-worse-than-none-at-all/
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Weak AI Regulation Could Be Worse Than None at All
A Cornell University study uses game theory to model how poorly designed AI regulation could backfire.
Why Scientists Redesigned the Botox Enzyme With AI
Researchers say AI vastly improves a technique used to engineer proteins. As a proof of concept, they redesigned the Botox enzyme to snip a protein linked to ALS.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/28/why-scientists-redesigned-the-botox-enzyme-with-ai/
Researchers say AI vastly improves a technique used to engineer proteins. As a proof of concept, they redesigned the Botox enzyme to snip a protein linked to ALS.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/28/why-scientists-redesigned-the-botox-enzyme-with-ai/
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Why Scientists Redesigned the Botox Enzyme With AI
Researchers say AI vastly improves a technique used to engineer proteins. As a proof of concept, they redesigned the Botox enzyme to snip a protein linked to ALS.
‘Hello There the Jacobian Conjecture Is False Thanx’: Why a Tiny Social Media Post Has Mathematicians Rethinking AI
One of a series of striking AI-assisted math discoveries, this one feels a little different.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/30/hello-there-the-jacobian-conjecture-is-false-thanx-why-a-tiny-social-media-post-has-mathematicians-rethinking-ai/
One of a series of striking AI-assisted math discoveries, this one feels a little different.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/30/hello-there-the-jacobian-conjecture-is-false-thanx-why-a-tiny-social-media-post-has-mathematicians-rethinking-ai/
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‘Hello There the Jacobian Conjecture Is False Thanx’: Why a Tiny Social Media Post Has Mathematicians Rethinking AI
One of a series of striking AI-assisted math discoveries, this one feels a little different.
Europe Approves Bionic Eye to Restore Vision Lost to Blindness
An implant, smaller than a grain of rice, pairs with camera-mounted glasses to communicate visual information to the retina.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/31/europe-approves-bionic-eye-to-restore-vision-lost-to-blindness/
An implant, smaller than a grain of rice, pairs with camera-mounted glasses to communicate visual information to the retina.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/07/31/europe-approves-bionic-eye-to-restore-vision-lost-to-blindness/
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Europe Approves Bionic Eye to Restore Vision Lost to Blindness
An implant, smaller than a grain of rice, pairs with camera-mounted glasses to communicate visual information to the retina.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 1)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/08/01/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-august-1-2/
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/08/01/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-august-1-2/
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 1)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
Heat Is an Orbital Data Center’s Greatest Foe. These Tiles Dump It at the Source.
Sophia Space and Caltech want to fold the bulky parts of a space-based data center—solar cells and radiators—into all-in-one tiles with chips.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/08/04/heat-is-an-orbital-data-centers-greatest-foe-these-tiles-dump-it-at-the-source/
Sophia Space and Caltech want to fold the bulky parts of a space-based data center—solar cells and radiators—into all-in-one tiles with chips.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/08/04/heat-is-an-orbital-data-centers-greatest-foe-these-tiles-dump-it-at-the-source/
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Heat Is an Orbital Data Center’s Greatest Foe. These Tiles Dump It at the Source.
Sophia Space and Caltech want to fold the bulky parts of a space-based data center—solar cells and radiators—into all-in-one tiles with chips.
Why Do Some People Never Get Cancer? The Answer May Be in Their Blood
Researchers will hunt for antibodies in the blood of people who lived past 100, drank heavily, or smoked—but avoided cancer.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/08/06/why-do-some-people-never-get-cancer-the-answer-may-be-in-their-blood/
Researchers will hunt for antibodies in the blood of people who lived past 100, drank heavily, or smoked—but avoided cancer.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/08/06/why-do-some-people-never-get-cancer-the-answer-may-be-in-their-blood/
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Why Do Some People Never Get Cancer? The Answer May Be in Their Blood
Researchers will hunt for antibodies in the blood of people who lived past 100, drank heavily, or smoked—but avoided cancer.
Sam Altman Says We’re ‘in the Singularity’ With AI. Here’s Why He’s Wrong.
Today's AI is neither able to improve itself recursively nor is it intelligent like us. Between prompts it remains a static mathematical object.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/08/07/sam-altman-says-were-in-the-singularity-with-ai-heres-why-hes-wrong/
Today's AI is neither able to improve itself recursively nor is it intelligent like us. Between prompts it remains a static mathematical object.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/08/07/sam-altman-says-were-in-the-singularity-with-ai-heres-why-hes-wrong/
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Sam Altman Says We’re ‘in the Singularity’ With AI. Here’s Why He’s Wrong.
Today's AI is neither able to improve itself recursively nor is it intelligent like us. Between prompts it remains a static mathematical object.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 8)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/08/08/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-august-8-2/
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/08/08/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-august-8-2/
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 8)
Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology.
Monochrome No More: New Night-Vision Glasses Show Color
The system combines quantum dots and an OLED display, translating infrared light into a range of visible colors.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/08/10/monochrome-no-more-new-night-vision-glasses-show-color/
The system combines quantum dots and an OLED display, translating infrared light into a range of visible colors.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/08/10/monochrome-no-more-new-night-vision-glasses-show-color/
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Monochrome No More: New Night-Vision Glasses Show Color
The system combines quantum dots and an OLED display, translating infrared light into a range of visible colors.
Million-Person Study Finds a Rare Gene Variant That Slashes the Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease
The discovery could lead to treatments and demonstrates the power of efforts to unearth rare, beneficial genes in large populations.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/08/11/million-person-study-finds-a-rare-gene-variant-that-slashes-the-risk-of-diabetes-and-heart-disease/
The discovery could lead to treatments and demonstrates the power of efforts to unearth rare, beneficial genes in large populations.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/08/11/million-person-study-finds-a-rare-gene-variant-that-slashes-the-risk-of-diabetes-and-heart-disease/
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Million-Person Study Finds a Rare Gene Variant That Slashes the Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease
The discovery could lead to treatments and demonstrates the power of efforts to unearth rare, beneficial genes in large populations.
Designer Enzyme Strips Decades of ‘Rust’ From Aging Human Tissue
Sugar damage in the body was thought to be irreversible. But the new enzyme made 75-year-old tissue look chemically like a 30-year-old's.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/08/13/designer-enzyme-strips-decades-of-rust-from-aging-human-tissue/
Sugar damage in the body was thought to be irreversible. But the new enzyme made 75-year-old tissue look chemically like a 30-year-old's.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/08/13/designer-enzyme-strips-decades-of-rust-from-aging-human-tissue/
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Designer Enzyme Strips Decades of ‘Rust’ From Aging Human Tissue
Sugar damage in the body was thought to be irreversible. But the new enzyme made 75-year-old tissue look chemically like a 30-year-old's.
Biology Needs an AI Declaration
In the Leiden Declaration, mathematicians issued a treatise on how AI challenges their field. Others must do the same.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/08/14/biology-needs-its-own-ai-declaration/
In the Leiden Declaration, mathematicians issued a treatise on how AI challenges their field. Others must do the same.
https://singularityhub.com/2026/08/14/biology-needs-its-own-ai-declaration/
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Biology Needs an AI Declaration
In the Leiden Declaration, mathematicians issued a treatise on how AI challenges their field. Others must do the same.