Tech: AI makes unreliable investment decisions

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August 27—This week, AI-powered investment funds underperform, the first-ever commercial spacewalk is set to launch, and ultrasound waves are shown to enhance mindfulness. All that and more below! --Andrea Gawrylewski, Chief Newsletter Editor

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Don't Trust AI for Important Things Such As Investment Decisions Until AI algorithms understand what words mean, they won't be reliable for important decisions—especially those with money on the line Sam Wyatt, expert writer; Gary N. Smith , expert writer

Polaris Dawn Is the Most Ambitious—And Risky—Private Spaceflight Yet The Polaris Dawn mission—a partnership between SpaceX and billionaire Jared Isaacman—will soar to historic heights and attempt the first-ever commercial spacewalk Lee Billings

Review: Tiny Robots Render People Immortal but Destroy What Makes Us Human A sweeping novel about a war-torn future explores personhood and identity Jeff VanderMeer

Europe's JUICE Jupiter Probe Zooms past the Moon in Historic Flyby The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer spacecraft took a shortcut to the giant planet by way of the Earth and the moon Mike Wall; SPACE.com

Ultrasound Brain Stimulation Boosts Mindfulness Study participants felt time distortion, fewer negative thoughts and greater detachment from feelings with a noninvasive ultrasound intervention Lucy Tu

Without AC, Texan Prisons Sentence People to Unsafe Heat Air-conditioning is uncommon for incarcerated people, and the heat index inside many of Texas's 100 prison buildings can exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit Mike Lee; E&E News

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