Being female or a person of color has long been seen as a disadvantage in hiring and promotion. A new study of college professors shows that class may loom as large.
Category: Research
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The Working Class Face a ‘Class Ceiling’ in Elite Occupations
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A.I. Agents as ‘Co-Scientists’? This Lab Says They Could Speed Drug Research.
The New York Times – On the Runway:A.I. is already a powerful tool for scientific discovery. Now, some biomedical researchers are teaching it to do even more.
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Trump May Not Be Entirely Wrong About A.I.
The New York Times – On the Runway:Has A.I. become death, destroyer of worlds?
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Is A.I. Raising the Chances of Biological Warfare?
The New York Times – Business:Current chatbots aren’t likely to help lone actors invent a deadly pathogen, experts say. But newer models, trained in biology, may need stronger safeguards.
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A.I. Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That?
The New York Times – On the Runway:The technology is far from the only existential risk our species faces. But weighing such cosmic fears can become a mind-bending exercise.
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Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons
The New York Times – On the Runway:In a new report, the A.I. start-up added that it could not determine if the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work.
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I Worked on Safety at OpenAI. The Fix Isn’t Hard.
The New York Times – On the Runway:Even without government regulation, private companies can act on their own to address A.I. safety concerns.
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In Nepal and Tibet, Pollution on Glaciers Could Fuel More Flood Disasters
The New York Times – On the Runway:Darkened by soot from vehicles and factories, the region’s glaciers are absorbing more heat and melting at dangerous rates.
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Study A.I. Consciousness? The Bots Would Like a Word With You.
The New York Times – On the Runway:Given access to email, A.I. agents have started reaching out to the philosophers and researchers exploring deep questions about them.
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I Study Successful People. They Have One Habit in Common.
The New York Times – On the Runway:Being a successful self-starter doesn’t mean pulling yourself up by your bootstraps.
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Canada Hires U.S. Scholars From Harvard and Other Top Universities
The New York Times – On the Runway:A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north.