The AI Hype Index: AI-designed antibiotics show promise
The Editors
created: Aug. 27, 2025, 2:07 p.m. | updated: Sept. 2, 2025, 8:40 a.m.
Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy.
That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a simple, at-a-glance summary of everything you need to know about the state of the industry.
Using AI to improve our health and well-being is one of the areas scientists and researchers are most excited about.
Unfortunately, not all the news has been positive.
These are yet more warning signs of how careful we have to be when it comes to using AI to make important decisions for our physical and mental states.
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