Christine Soares

Well-known AI chatbots can be configured to routinely answer health queries with false information that appears authoritative, complete with fake citations from real medical journals, Australian researchers have found.

Status of upcoming vaccines, drugs and other treatments in the battle against COVID-19

With much of the world living in lockdown, the spread of the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that was first detected in China late last year is beginning to slow in some places. As of Friday, 2.18 million people had been infected and 147,000 killed by COVID-19, the disease...

With much of the world living in lockdown, the spread of the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that was first detected in China late last year is beginning to slow in some places. As of April 12, 1.8 million had been infected and 115,000 killed by COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.

Coronavirus: knowns and unknowns A roundup of questions that researchers and doctors-as well as policymakers and economists-are still trying to answer.

Coronavirus: knowns and unknowns A roundup of questions that researchers and doctors-as well as policymakers and economists-are still trying to answer.