What would happen if you crossed a human with a chimpanzee? Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov was willing to cross any ethical boundaries to bring a “humanzee” to life. After three failed attempts at impregnating a female chimpanzee with human sperm, the Russian scientist devised a plan to impregnate African women with chimp sperm without their knowledge or consent, disguising it as a medical examination — a move that cost him more than his funding when found out. Read full article here
Societal Issues
AI Predicts Crime A Week In Advance With 90 Per Cent Accuracy
An artificial intelligence model built by Ishanu Chattopadhyay and his colleagues analysed crime data in Chicago from 2014 to 2016 and managed to predict future levels of crime down to the nearest 300 metres, a week before they actually happened. While extremely useful, this artificial intelligence has been shown to expose racial prejudice in law enforcement. Hopefully, as the study’s data and methodology have been made available for others to evaluate, these prejudices can be avoided in the next iteration. Read full article here
Merv
August 15, 2022
