Scientists working on artificial intelligence are more confident than the public that the technology will benefit people.

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US National Science Foundation announces lowest number of Graduate Research Fellowship Programme recipients in 15 years.

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Without clear protocols to catch errors, artificial intelligence’s growing role in science could do more harm than good.