{"id":63360,"date":"2026-01-10T10:47:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T10:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youzum.net\/the-download-the-case-for-ai-slop-and-helping-crispr-fulfill-its-promise\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T10:47:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T10:47:35","slug":"the-download-the-case-for-ai-slop-and-helping-crispr-fulfill-its-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youzum.net\/it\/the-download-the-case-for-ai-slop-and-helping-crispr-fulfill-its-promise\/","title":{"rendered":"The Download: the case for AI slop, and helping CRISPR fulfill its promise"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is today\u2019s edition of\u00a0The Download<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what\u2019s going on in the world of technology.<\/em><\/p>\n

How I learned to stop worrying and love AI slop<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014Caiwei Chen<\/em><\/p>\n

If I were to locate the moment AI slop broke through into popular consciousness, I\u2019d pick the video of rabbits bouncing on a trampoline that went viral last summer. For many savvy internet users, myself included, it was the first time we were fooled by an AI video, and it ended up spawning a wave of almost identical generated clips.<\/p>\n

My first reaction was that, broadly speaking, all of this sucked. That\u2019s become a familiar refrain, in think pieces and at dinner parties. Everything online is slop now\u2014the internet \u201censhittified,\u201d with AI taking much of the blame. Initially, I largely agreed. But then friends started sharing AI clips in group chats that were compellingly weird, or funny. Some even had a grain of brilliance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I had to admit I didn\u2019t fully understand what I was rejecting\u2014what I found so objectionable. To try to get to the bottom of how I felt (and why), I spoke to the people making the videos, a company creating bespoke tools for creators, and experts who study how new media becomes culture. What I found convinced me that maybe generative AI will not end up ruining everything after all. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

A new CRISPR startup is betting regulators will ease up on gene-editing<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here at MIT Technology Review<\/em> we\u2019ve been writing about the gene-editing technology CRISPR since 2013, calling it the biggest biotech breakthrough of the century. Yet so far, there\u2019s been only one gene-editing drug approved, and it\u2019s been used commercially on only about 40 patients, all with sickle-cell disease.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s becoming clear that the impact of CRISPR isn\u2019t as big as we all hoped. In fact, there\u2019s a pall of discouragement over the entire field\u2014with some journalists saying the gene-editing revolution has \u201clost its mojo.\u201d<\/p>\n

So what will it take for CRISPR to help more people? A new startup says the answer could be an \u201cumbrella approach\u201d to testing and commercializing treatments which could avoid costly new trials or approvals for every new version. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Antonio Regalado<\/em><\/p>\n

America\u2019s new dietary guidelines ignore decades of scientific research<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first days of 2026 have brought big news for health. On Wednesday, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his colleagues at the Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture unveiled new dietary guidelines for Americans. And they are causing a bit of a stir.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s partly because they recommend products like red meat, butter, and beef tallow\u2014foods that have been linked to cardiovascular disease, and that nutrition experts have been recommending people limit in their diets.<\/p>\n

These guidelines are a big deal\u2014they influence food assistance programs and school lunches, for example. Let\u2019s take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly advice being dished up to Americans by their government<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Jessica Hamzelou<\/em><\/p>\n

This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review\u2019s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, <\/strong>sign up here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The must-reads<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology.<\/em><\/p>\n

1 Grok has switched off its image-generating function for most users
<\/strong>Following a global backlash to its sexualized pictures of women and children. (The Guardian<\/a>)
+ Elon Musk has previously lamented the \u201cguardrails\u201d around the chatbot. <\/em>(CNN<\/a>)
+ XAI has been burning through cash lately. <\/em>(Bloomberg<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

2 Online sleuths tried to use AI to unmask the ICE agent who killed a woman<\/strong>
The problem is, its results are far from reliable. (WP<\/a> $)
+ The Trump administration is pushing videos of the incident filmed from a specific angle. <\/em>(The Verge<\/a>)
+ Minneapolis is struggling to make sense of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good. <\/em>(WSJ<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

3 Smartphones and PCs are about to get more expensive<\/strong>
You can thank the memory chip shortage sparked by the AI data center boom. (FT<\/a> $)
+ Expect delays alongside those price rises, too. <\/em>(Economist<\/a> $)<\/strong><\/p>\n

4 NASA is bringing four of the seven ISS crew members back to Earth
It\u2019s not clear exactly why, but it said one of them experienced a \u201cmedical situation\u201d earlier this week. (Ars Technica<\/a>)<\/p>\n

5 The vast majority of humanoid robots shipped last year were from China<\/strong>
The country is dominating early supply for the bipedal machines. (Bloomberg<\/a> $)
+ Why a Chinese robot vacuum firm is moving into EVs. <\/em>(Wired<\/a> $)
+ China\u2019s EV giants are betting big on humanoid robots. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

6 New Jersey has banned students\u2019 phones in schools
<\/strong>It\u2019s the latest in a long line of states to restrict devices during school hours. (NYT<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

7 Are AI coding assistants getting worse?
<\/strong>This data scientist certainly seems to think so. (IEEE Spectrum<\/a>)
+ AI coding is now everywhere. But not everyone is convinced. <\/em>(MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

8 How to save wine from wildfires \"\ud83c\udf47\"<\/strong>
Smoke leaves the alcohol with an ashy taste, but a group of scientists are working on a solution. (New Yorker<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

9 Celebrity Letterboxd accounts are good fun<\/strong>
Unsurprisingly, a subset of web users have chosen to hound them. (NY Mag<\/a> $)<\/p>\n

10 Craigslist refuses to die<\/strong>
The old-school classifieds corner of the web still has a legion of diehard fans. (Wired<\/a> $)<\/p>\n\n

Quote of the day<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cTools like Grok now risk bringing sexual AI imagery of children into the mainstream. The harms are rippling out.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014Ngaire Alexander, head of the Internet Watch Foundation\u2019s reporting hotline, explains the dangers around low-moderation AI tools like Grok to the Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

One more thing<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n

How to measure the returns on R&D spending<\/strong><\/p>\n

Given the draconian cuts to US federal funding for science, it\u2019s worth asking some hard-nosed money questions: How much should we be spending on R&D? How much value do we get out of such investments, anyway?<\/p>\n

To answer that, in several recent papers, economists have approached this issue in clever new ways.\u00a0 And, though they ask slightly different questions, their conclusions share a bottom line: R&D is, in fact, one of the better long-term investments that the government can make. Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014David Rotman<\/em><\/p>\n\n

We can still have nice things<\/strong><\/p>\n

A place for comfort, fun and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? <\/em>Drop me a line<\/em><\/a> or <\/em>skeet \u2019em at me<\/em><\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n

+ Bruno Mars<\/a> is back, baby!
+ Hmm, interesting: Apple\u2019s new Widow\u2019s Bay<\/em><\/a> show is inspired by both Stephen King and Donald Glover, which is an intriguing combination.
+ Give this man control of the new Lego AI bricks<\/a>!
+ An iron age war trumpet<\/a> recently uncovered in Britain is the most complete example discovered anywhere in the world.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is today\u2019s edition of\u00a0The Download,\u00a0our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what\u2019s going on in the world of technology. How I learned to stop worrying and love AI slop \u2014Caiwei Chen If I were to locate the moment AI slop broke through into popular consciousness, I\u2019d pick the video of rabbits bouncing on a trampoline that went viral last summer. For many savvy internet users, myself included, it was the first time we were fooled by an AI video, and it ended up spawning a wave of almost identical generated clips. My first reaction was that, broadly speaking, all of this sucked. That\u2019s become a familiar refrain, in think pieces and at dinner parties. Everything online is slop now\u2014the internet \u201censhittified,\u201d with AI taking much of the blame. Initially, I largely agreed. But then friends started sharing AI clips in group chats that were compellingly weird, or funny. Some even had a grain of brilliance.\u00a0 I had to admit I didn\u2019t fully understand what I was rejecting\u2014what I found so objectionable. To try to get to the bottom of how I felt (and why), I spoke to the people making the videos, a company creating bespoke tools for creators, and experts who study how new media becomes culture. What I found convinced me that maybe generative AI will not end up ruining everything after all. Read the full story. A new CRISPR startup is betting regulators will ease up on gene-editing Here at MIT Technology Review we\u2019ve been writing about the gene-editing technology CRISPR since 2013, calling it the biggest biotech breakthrough of the century. Yet so far, there\u2019s been only one gene-editing drug approved, and it\u2019s been used commercially on only about 40 patients, all with sickle-cell disease. It\u2019s becoming clear that the impact of CRISPR isn\u2019t as big as we all hoped. In fact, there\u2019s a pall of discouragement over the entire field\u2014with some journalists saying the gene-editing revolution has \u201clost its mojo.\u201d So what will it take for CRISPR to help more people? A new startup says the answer could be an \u201cumbrella approach\u201d to testing and commercializing treatments which could avoid costly new trials or approvals for every new version. Read the full story. \u2014Antonio Regalado America\u2019s new dietary guidelines ignore decades of scientific research The first days of 2026 have brought big news for health. On Wednesday, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his colleagues at the Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture unveiled new dietary guidelines for Americans. And they are causing a bit of a stir. That\u2019s partly because they recommend products like red meat, butter, and beef tallow\u2014foods that have been linked to cardiovascular disease, and that nutrition experts have been recommending people limit in their diets. These guidelines are a big deal\u2014they influence food assistance programs and school lunches, for example. Let\u2019s take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly advice being dished up to Americans by their government. \u2014Jessica Hamzelou This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review\u2019s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. The must-reads I\u2019ve combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Grok has switched off its image-generating function for most usersFollowing a global backlash to its sexualized pictures of women and children. (The Guardian)+ Elon Musk has previously lamented the \u201cguardrails\u201d around the chatbot. (CNN)+ XAI has been burning through cash lately. (Bloomberg $) 2 Online sleuths tried to use AI to unmask the ICE agent who killed a womanThe problem is, its results are far from reliable. (WP $)+ The Trump administration is pushing videos of the incident filmed from a specific angle. (The Verge)+ Minneapolis is struggling to make sense of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good. (WSJ $) 3 Smartphones and PCs are about to get more expensiveYou can thank the memory chip shortage sparked by the AI data center boom. (FT $)+ Expect delays alongside those price rises, too. (Economist $) 4 NASA is bringing four of the seven ISS crew members back to EarthIt\u2019s not clear exactly why, but it said one of them experienced a \u201cmedical situation\u201d earlier this week. (Ars Technica) 5 The vast majority of humanoid robots shipped last year were from ChinaThe country is dominating early supply for the bipedal machines. (Bloomberg $)+ Why a Chinese robot vacuum firm is moving into EVs. (Wired $)+ China\u2019s EV giants are betting big on humanoid robots. (MIT Technology Review) 6 New Jersey has banned students\u2019 phones in schoolsIt\u2019s the latest in a long line of states to restrict devices during school hours. (NYT $) 7 Are AI coding assistants getting worse?This data scientist certainly seems to think so. (IEEE Spectrum)+ AI coding is now everywhere. But not everyone is convinced. (MIT Technology Review) 8 How to save wine from wildfires Smoke leaves the alcohol with an ashy taste, but a group of scientists are working on a solution. (New Yorker $) 9 Celebrity Letterboxd accounts are good funUnsurprisingly, a subset of web users have chosen to hound them. (NY Mag $) 10 Craigslist refuses to dieThe old-school classifieds corner of the web still has a legion of diehard fans. (Wired $) Quote of the day \u201cTools like Grok now risk bringing sexual AI imagery of children into the mainstream. The harms are rippling out.\u201d \u2014Ngaire Alexander, head of the Internet Watch Foundation\u2019s reporting hotline, explains the dangers around low-moderation AI tools like Grok to the Wall Street Journal. One more thing How to measure the returns on R&D spending Given the draconian cuts to US federal funding for science, it\u2019s worth asking some hard-nosed money questions: How much should we be spending on R&D? How much value do we get out of such investments, anyway? To answer that, in several recent papers, economists have approached this issue in clever new ways.\u00a0 And, though they ask slightly different 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