{"id":21963,"date":"2026-09-14T13:33:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=21963"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:33:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:33:33","slug":"the-download-ais-real-extinction-threat-and-age-reversal-tech-for-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=21963","title":{"rendered":"The Download: AI\u2019s real extinction threat and age-reversal tech for eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Join MIT Technology Review<\/em> executive editor Niall Firth, senior AI editor Will Douglas Heaven, and AI reporter Grace Huckins for a subscriber-only conversation unpacking the debate around AI extinction. They\u2019ll explore where the fears come from, whether they hold any water and, if they do, what we should do about them.<\/p>\n

Register now to attend on Tuesday, September 15 at 16:00 BST \/ 11:00am EST \/ 8:00am PST.<\/p>\n

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This geneticist\u2019s age-reversal tech could help restore sight<\/h3>\n

Yuancheng (Ryan) Lu is obsessed with aging. And with eyes. As he steps outside the Whitehead Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, his aviator glasses darken automatically in the sun. Age-related blindness runs in his family, and his own 23andMe test came back with a mutation for macular degeneration, a top cause of vision loss in old age.<\/p>\n

That obsession extends to his work. Lu is behind one of the coolest results in rejuvenation science and eye research: an age-reversal technique called reprogramming that repaired the optic nerves of blind mice, restoring their vision. Now, nearly the same genetic therapy he developed as a student has entered human clinical trials.<\/p>\n

Learn more about Lu\u2019s work on restoring sight with age-reversal therapy.<\/p>\n

\u2014Antonio Regalado<\/em><\/p>\n

Yuancheng (Ryan) Lu is one of the biotechnology and health honorees on our 35 Innovators Under 35 list for 2026. Meet the <\/strong>rest of them here<\/strong>, or <\/strong>explore the full list<\/strong> across the biotechnology and health, AI, computing and robotics, and climate and energy categories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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