The article also touches on various other stories, such as H&M's plans to use AI for creating digital replicas of models, the use of solar power by data centers, and the controversy over a mental health monitoring system. It concludes with a quote from an infectious disease expert warning about the spread of measles and a feature on Marseille's resistance to surveillance cameras. The piece ends with lighter notes, including a charming online pocket computer museum and the emergence of a new cat color.
Key takeaways:
- The first clinical trial of a generative AI therapy bot suggests it was as effective as human therapy for people with depression, anxiety, or risk for developing eating disorders.
- The fate of 15 million people’s genetic data rests in the hands of a bankruptcy judge now that 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy.
- US health experts were ordered to bury a measles forecast that warned the risk of catching the virus was high in areas with lower vaccination rates.
- The US and China are locked in a race to produce the first useful humanoid robot, which will dominate the future of many labor-intensive industries.