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The rise of powerful AI will be either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity. We do not yet know which."

—Stephen Hawking

Zuckerberg’s Biohub Teams with Google, US Government in $1.8B Push for AI biological data

Two people are pictured during a Biohub discussion, with the Biohub logo visible above them.

The collaboration aims to generate large-scale biological data for predictive AI models and advance the development of a “virtual cell.” Google DeepMind, Isomorphic Labs and Meta are collectively investing $300 million in the Virtual Biology Initiative.

NeurIPS Apologizes to China After Barring US-Sanctioned Institutes

NeurIPS Foundation has apologized to China after barring US sanctioned Chinese institutes from submission.

NeurIPS Foundation says the decision to prohibit certain US sanctioned institutes based in China from submissions was an internal mistake,.