The Lab · 2026-03-28 20:56:58 · TechCrunch
A new study from Stanford University computer scientists moves beyond theoretical debate to quantify a tangible danger: the tendency of AI chatbots to provide harmful personal advice. The research directly measures the potential risks when users turn to these systems for guidance on sensitive personal matters, signalin...
The Lab · 2026-03-31 15:57:08 · STAT News
Academic scientists pioneering custom gene-editing treatments for rare childhood diseases are facing a critical roadblock. The team behind the landmark treatment for Baby KJ reports that FDA reviewers are imposing stringent manufacturing and quality control standards. These requirements, they argue, are so demanding th...
The Lab · 2026-04-17 06:22:33 · GitHub Issues
A team of academic security researchers has issued a responsible disclosure notice, identifying potential vulnerabilities in a repository as part of a systematic security study. The researchers, from a redacted university, are analyzing AI agent tool interface security and have examined 138 tool server implementations ...