As artificial intelligence tools accelerate and advance further in science, Nature Opinions were sought on assignments that readers would prefer to keep for themselves. Here’s a snapshot of the responses. Keep asking questions As a student involved in AI and consciousness research, the most exciting part is being curious, noticing unexpected connections, and challenging existing
Rapid injections, Malicious commands that attackers embed in content to entice large language models to follow them have been attackers’ tool to turn AI platforms against their users. A well-worded command entered into an email or calendar invite is often all it takes for the LLM to leak sensitive data or perform other harmful actions.
Computer scientist Pan Hui with a digital teaching avatar used at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Guangzhou.Credit: Yawei Zhao At the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Guangzhou, students can listen to lectures given by AI avatars that look and talk exactly like Albert Einstein or mathematician John Nash.
An enzyme cuts DNA (artist’s impression). Synthetic enzymes that cleave proteins were rapidly designed with the help of artificial intelligence.Credit: Artur Plawgo/Scientific Photo Library Scientists have leveraged artificial intelligence models to create synthetic CRISPR proteins that edit the genome more efficiently than their natural counterparts. These synthetic CRISPR systems could one day drive discoveries in
For much of my computer science career, I viewed software vulnerability detection as a craft. The best researchers combine technical skill with intuition: the ability to know whether a software bug was a minor bug or a sign of a more serious vulnerability. For decades, machines found bugs and humans decided which ones mattered. Now,
Technology companies like Google have set up important offices in London.Credit: Tim Robberts/Getty When Mythos, an artificial intelligence model from US firm Anthropic, was rolled out to a limited group of companies earlier this year, rumors quickly circulated about the system’s hacking capabilities and cybersecurity threats. True clarity about the power of the model came