EU orders Meta to restore free access to AI rivals in WhatsApp

WhatsApp will soon have to offer a choice of AI assistants to users, at least in Europe. The European Commission (EC) has ordered platform owner Meta to restore free access to rival general purpose AI assistants in WhatsApp. This is an interim measure until the European Union’s executive body finishes its antitrust investigation; though, drawing…

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The worlds first AI-designed vaccine, explained

Artificial intelligence isn’t just being used to optimise productivity or complete the annoying tasks that we’d rather not do. Scientists have developed what they describe as the world’s first AI-designed vaccine. So, how does it work? And what does it mean? In an article originally published by The Conversation, Neil Mabbott, personal chair of immunopathology,…

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