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The Download: Alabama’s embryo ruling impact, and remote learning for pre-schoolers

Feb 23, 2024 - technologyreview.com
The Alabama Supreme Court's ruling that frozen embryos are considered children is causing concern in the fertility industry and could have implications for future technologies such as artificial wombs or synthetic embryos. Meanwhile, a program called Ahlan Simsin, a version of Sesame Street for Syrian refugee children, is showing promising evidence that remote learning can help young children in crisis situations.

In other news, the Odysseus lunar lander, the first privately-built spacecraft, has landed on the moon and started sending back data. However, concerns are raised over AI technology, with mothers selling photos of their kids to pedophiles online, and a GPT-4 developer tool that can hack websites autonomously. A startup is also aiming to turn the sugar we eat into fiber.

Key takeaways:

  • The Alabama Supreme Court's ruling that frozen embryos count as children could have implications for future technologies such as artificial wombs or synthetic embryos made from stem cells.
  • A program called Ahlan Simsin, a special version of Sesame Street for Syrian refugee children, is showing promising evidence that remote learning can help young children in crisis situations.
  • Private spacecrafts are beginning to land on the moon, with the Odysseus lunar lander already sending back data.
  • There are concerns about the security of AI chatbots, with a GPT-4 developer tool having the potential to hack websites autonomously.
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