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October 2026

Brain Trust: The Age of Artificial Intelligence(s)

By Undark Magazine

Silicon-based AI grabs the headlines, but flirtations with manufactured cognition are multiplying. Is anyone watching?

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  • Engineering Animals to Grow Human Organs — But Not Human Minds
  • AI-Driven Biology Is Only as Good as the Data Beneath It
  • In Italy, What Earth Can Tell Us About Extraterrestrial Life
  • The Evolving Quest to Build Life in a Lab

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