Enrico M. Balli
@eballix.bsky.social
Born 1960, studied in Turin, Munich and Trieste, works at ECSA since 2020
This study examines the complex intersection of AI and science, with a specific focus on the challenges posed to copyright law and the principles of open science.
Who Owns the Knowledge? Copyright, GenAI, and the Future of Academic Publishing
The integration of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and large language models (LLMs) into scientific research and higher education presents a paradigm shift, offering revolutionizing opportu...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:35 AM
This study examines the complex intersection of AI and science, with a specific focus on the challenges posed to copyright law and the principles of open science.
Will computers ever match or surpass human-level intelligence — and, if so, how?
Could Symbolic AI Unlock Human-like Intelligence?
Combining newer neural networks with older AI systems could be the secret to building an AI to match or surpass human intelligence
www.scientificamerican.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Will computers ever match or surpass human-level intelligence — and, if so, how?
To understand how this will affect research and what could be used in place of animal models, Madeleine Finlay hears from science editor Ian Sample, Prof Hazel Screen of Queen Mary University London and Prof Kevin Harrington from the Institute of Cancer Research
Is it the beginning of the end for animal testing? – podcast
Patrick Vallance, the minister for science, research and innovation, recently unveiled a plan to cut animal testing through greater use of AI and other technologies, with the eventual aim of phasing i...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:57 AM
To understand how this will affect research and what could be used in place of animal models, Madeleine Finlay hears from science editor Ian Sample, Prof Hazel Screen of Queen Mary University London and Prof Kevin Harrington from the Institute of Cancer Research
Dozens of academics have raised concerns on social media about manuscripts and peer reviews submitted to the organizers of next year’s International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), an annual gathering of specialists in machine learning.
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI
Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence.
www.nature.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Dozens of academics have raised concerns on social media about manuscripts and peer reviews submitted to the organizers of next year’s International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), an annual gathering of specialists in machine learning.
The emergence of the neurodiversity movement is challenging the view of ADHD as a disorder that should be ‘treated’, and instead proposes that it’s a difference that should be better understood and supported — with more focus on adapting schools and workplaces, for instance.
ADHD diagnoses are growing. What’s going on?
More children and adults are being diagnosed with ADHD in some countries. Science is helping to understand why — and how best to provide support.
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The emergence of the neurodiversity movement is challenging the view of ADHD as a disorder that should be ‘treated’, and instead proposes that it’s a difference that should be better understood and supported — with more focus on adapting schools and workplaces, for instance.
“This could be a crucial breakthrough in unraveling the nature of dark matter”
Study claims to provide first direct evidence of dark matter
Astrophysicist Prof Tomonori Totani says research could be crucial breakthrough in search for elusive substance
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November 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“This could be a crucial breakthrough in unraveling the nature of dark matter”
Scientists have identified five major “epochs” of human brain development in one of the most comprehensive studies to date of how neural wiring changes from infancy to old age.
Brain has five ‘eras’, scientists say – with adult mode not starting until early 30s
Study suggests brain development has four pivotal ‘turning points’ at around the ages of nine, 32, 66 and 83
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November 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Scientists have identified five major “epochs” of human brain development in one of the most comprehensive studies to date of how neural wiring changes from infancy to old age.
Scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been told to phase out all of their monkey research. The directive, communicated to CDC staff by a top official at the agency, will end studies on approximately 200 macaques.
Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
www.science.org
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been told to phase out all of their monkey research. The directive, communicated to CDC staff by a top official at the agency, will end studies on approximately 200 macaques.
After years of hype and ballooning investment, the boom in artificial intelligence technology is beginning to show signs of strain. Many financial analysts now agree that there is an ‘AI bubble’, and some speculate it could finally burst in the next few months.
If the AI bubble bursts, what will it mean for research?
The rise in artificial-intelligence technologies is unprecedented, but some predict a stock-market crash that could have knock-on effects for funding and jobs.
www.nature.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
After years of hype and ballooning investment, the boom in artificial intelligence technology is beginning to show signs of strain. Many financial analysts now agree that there is an ‘AI bubble’, and some speculate it could finally burst in the next few months.
Researchers have devised an artificial intelligence (AI) that can identify signs of ancient life in rocks of unknown provenance, based only on the pattern of chemicals left behind as biomolecules degrade over eons.
AI spots ‘ghost’ signatures of ancient life on Earth
Find could revolutionize search for early life on our planet and elsewhere in the cosmos
www.science.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Researchers have devised an artificial intelligence (AI) that can identify signs of ancient life in rocks of unknown provenance, based only on the pattern of chemicals left behind as biomolecules degrade over eons.
Researchers gave an AI data from physics experiments involving systems using pendulum-like motion to see if it could derive basic laws of physics.
A Chinese AI model taught itself basic physics — what discoveries could it make?
A tool called AI-Newton can derive scientific laws from raw data, but is some way from developing human-like reasoning.
www.nature.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Researchers gave an AI data from physics experiments involving systems using pendulum-like motion to see if it could derive basic laws of physics.
Computer scientist Yoshua Bengio has become the first person to have their work cited more than one million times on the search engine Google Scholar.
‘Godfather of AI’ becomes first person to hit one million citations
The milestone makes machine-learning trailblazer Yoshua Bengio the most cited researcher on Google Scholar.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Computer scientist Yoshua Bengio has become the first person to have their work cited more than one million times on the search engine Google Scholar.
The atmospheric tracking raises hopes that a system such as Guardian could detect tsunamis as they emerge on the open ocean
'It sounded kind of crazy': How ripples in the high atmosphere warned scientists of a tsunami in real time
Tsunamis are notoriously difficult to spot on the open ocean as they race towards shore. But in the summer of 2025, scientists watched one unfold as it happened.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The atmospheric tracking raises hopes that a system such as Guardian could detect tsunamis as they emerge on the open ocean
In a handful of academic laboratories and companies, researchers are growing human neurons and trying to turn them into functional systems equivalent to biological transistors.
The computers that run on human brain cells
Move over silicon: scientists want to use neurons to make powerful computers with minuscule energy needs.
www.nature.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
In a handful of academic laboratories and companies, researchers are growing human neurons and trying to turn them into functional systems equivalent to biological transistors.
The website will make exceptions only for papers that have been previously accepted by a peer-reviewed venue, such as a journal or conference.
Preprint site arXiv is banning computer-science reviews: here’s why
The repository is taking steps to tackle a surge in low quality, AI-generated content.
www.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The website will make exceptions only for papers that have been previously accepted by a peer-reviewed venue, such as a journal or conference.
The commission confirmed that “a reflection” was “still ongoing” on delaying aspects of the regulation, after media reports that Brussels was weighing up changes with the aim of easing demands on big tech companies.
EU could water down AI Act amid pressure from Trump and big tech
European Commission confirms reports it is looking at postponing parts of landmark legislation
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The commission confirmed that “a reflection” was “still ongoing” on delaying aspects of the regulation, after media reports that Brussels was weighing up changes with the aim of easing demands on big tech companies.
Get ready for a day when your car’s technology expenses are another line item on the credit-card statement, right next to the Netflix subscription.
Enjoy CarPlay While You Still Can
The auto industry is at war with Apple.
www.theatlantic.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Get ready for a day when your car’s technology expenses are another line item on the credit-card statement, right next to the Netflix subscription.
“I was not surprised that it’s happening but was surprised by the magnitude and how blatant it is”
Letters to scientific journals surge as ‘prolific debutante’ authors likely use AI
New study reinforces worries about “mass production of junk” by unscrupulous scholars aiming to pad their CVs
www.science.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
“I was not surprised that it’s happening but was surprised by the magnitude and how blatant it is”
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are worse at retrieving accurate information and reasoning when trained on large amounts of low-quality content, particularly if the content is popular on social media.
Too much social media gives AI chatbots ‘brain rot’
Large language models fed low-quality data skip steps in their reasoning process.
www.nature.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are worse at retrieving accurate information and reasoning when trained on large amounts of low-quality content, particularly if the content is popular on social media.
A bird flu virus that has often been ignored because it mostly causes minor disease in birds has the potential to cause a human pandemic, says a team that has tracked how the H9N2 virus has become better adapted to infect people. The researchers say more surveillance of the virus is needed.
This ‘minor’ bird flu strain has potential to spark human pandemic
Experiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells but cases of person-to-person transmission haven’t been reported yet.
www.nature.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A bird flu virus that has often been ignored because it mostly causes minor disease in birds has the potential to cause a human pandemic, says a team that has tracked how the H9N2 virus has become better adapted to infect people. The researchers say more surveillance of the virus is needed.
Can AIs take the lead in developing useful hypotheses, design and run relevant computations to test them, and write a paper summarizing the results?
At futuristic meeting, AIs took the lead in producing and reviewing all the studies
Organizers aim to tune AI to help accelerate science
www.science.org
October 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Can AIs take the lead in developing useful hypotheses, design and run relevant computations to test them, and write a paper summarizing the results?
The world economy hinges on the success or failure of artificial intelligence. It’s becoming apparent that we are probably doomed either way.
Once the AI bubble pops, we’ll all suffer. Could that be better than letting it grow unabated?
The world will be pushed into a recession, but perhaps we can build something more promising from the pieces
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The world economy hinges on the success or failure of artificial intelligence. It’s becoming apparent that we are probably doomed either way.
Algorithm performed task beyond capability of classical computers, although experts say real-world application still years away
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Google hails breakthrough as quantum computer surpasses ability of supercomputers
Algorithm performed task beyond capability of classical computers, although experts say real-world application still years away
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October 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Algorithm performed task beyond capability of classical computers, although experts say real-world application still years away
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Success rates for Europe’s leading research grants are declining — some to single percentage points — as a surge in applications far outweighs the funds available.
Is academic research becoming too competitive? Nature examines the data
Applications for European research grants increased in 2025. Scientists say they’re feeling the competition.
www.nature.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Success rates for Europe’s leading research grants are declining — some to single percentage points — as a surge in applications far outweighs the funds available.