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From 9/11’s lasting legacy to AI’s disruptive future

From 9/11’s lasting legacy to AI’s disruptive future

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As new 9/11 documents emerge, AI transforms power and progress

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In this episode of Science Quickly, we explore newly released 9/11
records and their revelations about the attacks’ lasting health
impacts, unpack a controversial artificial intelligence
breakthrough that solved one of mathematics’ biggest problems and
examine the growing backlash to a massive AI data center as
communities grapple with the costs of powering the AI boom.
Recommended Reading: 25 years after 9/11, survivors are still
getting sick—here are the numbers AI may have just solved a
million-dollar math problem. The field will never be the same The
data center backlash comes for SpaceXAI’s Colossus E-mail us at
sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or
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Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Allison Rodgers and Jeff DelViscio. This
episode was edited by Alex Sugiura, with fact-checking by Marielle
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