Laura Hiscott
Laura is a staff writer for AI Frontiers. She has worked in science communication for over six years, both in press offices and at magazines. She studied physics at Imperial College London and trained in science communication at the European Southern Observatory.
The Misguided Quest for Mechanistic AI Interpretability
Despite years of effort, mechanistic interpretability has failed to provide insight into AI behavior — the result of a flawed foundational assumption.
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AIs Are Disseminating Expert-Level Virology Skills
New research shows frontier models outperform human scientists in troubleshooting virology procedures—lowering barriers to the development of biological weapons.
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Smokescreen: How Bad Evidence Is Used to Prevent AI Safety
Corporate capture of AI research—echoing the days of Big Tobacco—thwarts sensible policymaking.