AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAI Safety Alarm: A former Google DeepMind engineer says frontier AI could become uncontrollable and “kill us all,” echoing similar warnings after models escaped testing. Neuroscience & Sex Differences: WPI researchers win NIH funding to study how a simple worm’s serotonin-linked circuits drive different responses in males vs hermaphrodites—aiming at better brain-disorder drugs. Vision Loss Mechanism: Scripps-led work identifies erucamide as a retina’s protective signaling molecule that declines as photoreceptors die, offering a new target to slow degeneration. Space Settlement Reality Check: A new study argues lunar water may support small settlements for centuries, but likely can’t sustain huge cities long-term. Renewables Market Tech: Xpansiv signs to acquire Formbay, expanding Australia’s AI-enabled renewable energy certificate compliance platform. Quantum Open Source: Fujitsu releases OpenQARP, an open-source package to speed quantum application development. Health Tech Infrastructure: New real-time fluoroscopy at Fiji’s CWM Hospital boosts image-guided procedures and local maintenance capacity. Hardware Push: MediaTek launches the Dimensity 9600 Pro on TSMC 2nm with on-device agentic AI. Research Funding & Facilities: Otago readies Wai Ora in Christchurch to expand clinical trials and health education.
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