Among the potential dangers of misuse: harmful manipulation of the human genome

China’s once-freewheeling internet faces new rules protecting personal data, as the world’s largest online population awakens to privacy concerns

Healthcare professionals are beginning to tap the treasure trove of information locked in electronic health records to treat people in real time

Chains plan to use information they collect on vaccine recipients to promote stores, tailor marketing

Researchers found the platform’s algorithms promoted roles to certain users; company pledges to continue work in removing bias from recommendations

Software developers and city governments are rethinking how and when to use algorithms that promise to curb crime

Hackers are pioneering new ways of tricking facial-recognition systems, from cutting the eyes out of photos to making a portrait ‘nod’ with artificial intelligence

A group of quantum computing experts are raising ethical concerns about the technology’s potential to accelerate human DNA manipulation.

Chains plan to use information they collect on vaccine recipients to promote stores, tailor marketing.

Researchers found the platform’s algorithms promoted roles to certain users; company pledges to continue work in removing bias from recommendations