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Researchers are using AlphaFold to make gene-editing proteins less error-prone

Researchers are using AlphaFold to make gene-editing proteins less error-prone

Ars Technica reports that scientists have adapted AlphaFold to help identify and redesign parts of gene-editing proteins linked to off-target edits.

Study finds AI advice can make people less accurate and more confident

Study finds AI advice can make people less accurate and more confident

Researchers say access to AI advice sharply reduced people’s willingness to admit uncertainty, while also lowering accuracy and raising confidence on questions where the model often got things wrong.