Category: University of Oxford

PREMIERING June 8, 3 PM ET (8 PM UK): Michael Cohen: ‘Calling for an End to Giant AI Experiments is Not a Fringe Position’ | British Thought Leaders

June 7, 2023
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NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Michael Cohen, who works in AI safety research at the University of Oxford. Michael shares his concerns that without intervention AI could pose profound risks to humanity. …

Study Discovers Gene Involved in Chronic Pain, Offers Hope in Developing New Treatment

June 16, 2022
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Researchers from the UK’s University of Oxford have identified a gene they say is involved in chronic pain levels in humans. The gene, NCX3, regulates pain sensitization by amplifying pain signals within the spinal cord, researchers said in a statement. The researchers said that NCX3 was identified as being involved in chronic pain through tests on mice….

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