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Generative AI: the risk of cognitive atrophy - Polytechnique Insights Generative AI: the risk of cognitive atrophy – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

👨‍💻 Studies point to the negative impact of generative #AI on our cognitive abilities.

“I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that they are driving intellectual, emotional and moral mediocrity on a global scale,” says Ioan Roxin, professor at Marie et Louis Pasteur University.

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IA générative : le risque de l’atrophie cognitive IA générative : le risque de l’atrophie cognitive - Une Tribune à découvrir sur Polytechnique Insights

Les #IA génératives peuvent-elle avoir un impact négatif sur nos capacités cognitives et au-delà sur notre santé mentale?
Interview Ioan Roxin de l'université Marie et Louis Pasteur
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Can green finance weather the Trump storm? Can green finance weather the Trump storm? – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

🌍 Can green finance weather the Trump storm?

The allocation of capital for environment is being called into question, particularly after Donald Trump's return to the forefront.

👇 Full article with Peter Tankov and David Zerbib (ENSAE).
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🍃 Can green finance vs. the Trump storm? tinyurl.com/3d7876n2

🐄 Eating fewer animals tinyurl.com/y9jw6yhy

🌌 Low orbit satellites could ruin radio astronomy tinyurl.com/mrxjcz6j

Gaia-X: the bid for a sovereign European cloud Gaia-X: the bid for a sovereign European cloud – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

☁️ In face of the hegemony of North American cloud players, the EU launched the Gaia-X project.

The project aims to create an interoperable, secure data infrastructure that complies with European standards.

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☁️ Gaia‑X: a sovereign European cloud tinyurl.com/frv3em3b

🛰 CO2 emissions: a menace for satellite operations tinyurl.com/435h2t54

🏥 How to improve the hospital system tinyurl.com/2s4kceve

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💶 Taxing the GAFAM tinyurl.com/37udn9ec

🌏 Can insurers save the planet? tinyurl.com/3zzrv95t

🇮🇳 AI: the rise of India and the Gulf States tinyurl.com/yc83a2tu

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📲 How profiling influences our behaviour tinyurl.com/bdes3drs

🚀 Space: Europe regains its independence tinyurl.com/mvm895bh

🏢 Data centres: digital tech vs. ecology? tinyurl.com/ypnkbdpx

📢 Polytechnique Insights est partenaire du festival Double Science !

Double Science est le festival de vulgarisation, où les citoyen·nes célèbrent le partage des sciences et la valorisation de la recherche.

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🗓 Les 14 et 15 juin au Ground Control (Paris 12).

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Is AI doomed to be an energy drain? - Polytechnique Insights Is AI doomed to be an energy drain? – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

⚡️ Whether it’s training a model or making extrapolations, generative AI is very energy intensive.

At @telecomparis.bsky.social a specialized chair is looking at how to reconcile the rise of AI with its energy constraints.

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From dish to brain, how dopamine influences our behaviour From dish to brain, how dopamine influences our behaviour – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

🧠  For a long time, we thought that triglycerides (large lipids) did not cross the barrier protecting the brain, unlike glucose.

But a 2020 study challenges this idea: lipids may influence our reward system.

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with Giuseppe Gangarossa, Professor at @upcite.bsky.social

Ethical hacking: at the heart of modern cybersecurity Ethical hacking: at the heart of modern cybersecurity – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

🕵️‍♂️ The aim of ethical hacking is to proactively identify system vulnerabilities and prevent their exploitation by malicious actors.

It plays a key role in crisis situations...

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Climate: are electric cars on the right track? Climate: are electric cars on the right track? – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

🔌 Electric vehicles’ share of car sales has grown from 1.6% in 2018 to 10% in 2022.

🌍 But what does this indicator really mean for the fight against global warming?

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With Anne Bortoli (‪@polymtl.bsky.social) and Jean-Philippe Hermine ‪(@iddri.bsky.social)

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Strengths and limits of the Central Bank's digital euro Strengths and limits of the Central Bank's digital euro – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

💶  In October, the European Central Bank could introduce the digital euro.

This ambitious project could improve transparency and traceability of transactions...

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💶 The Central Bank’s digital euro tinyurl.com/5322rkd4

🔌 Are electric cars on the right track? tinyurl.com/y4tsbnws

🔒 Ethical hacking: at the heart of modern cybersecurity tinyurl.com/3ku7t7uw

Très heureux et honoré d'avoir participé à ce superbe numéro de @polytech-insights.bsky.social sur le #Sommeil et les #rythmesbiologiques, qui met très bien en valeur l'état des connaissances et les pistes de recherche dans nos équipes/laboratoires

@insermaura.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social

@umontreal-en.bsky.social

Avec les contributions de :
@claude-gronfier.bsky.social @oudietted.bsky.social @pierre-a-geoffroy.bsky.social @rancillac.bsky.social @sophiepodevin.bsky.social @marianneguenot.bsky.social @inserm.fr @institutducerveau.bsky.social @collegedefrance.bsky.social @upcite.bsky.social

💤 « Il existe peu d’expériences plus unificatrices que le #sommeil : tous les êtres humains dorment. »

Dans ce nouveau 3,14, nous avons interrogé des experts et proposé des pistes concrètes pour repenser nos nuits… et nos jours.

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🪖 Defence industry: how Europe is boosting production tinyurl.com/mpcxv7am

🌱CO2 : “nature-based solutions already exist” tinyurl.com/bdf72v7e

♿️ The co-creation approach to improve accessibility for people with disabilities tinyurl.com/4tky4j9e

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💊Drug shortages: 39% of French people at risk in 2024 tinyurl.com/2s3svke9

🚀Ariane 6: a strategic success for Europe tinyurl.com/3wrh3myv

🌏 Who are the G20's “good performers”? tinyurl.com/yha4853a

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Pourquoi les cyberattaquants ciblent-ils les chaînes d’approvisionnement ? Pourquoi les cyberattaquants ciblent-ils les chaînes d’approvisionnement ? - Une Tribune à découvrir sur Polytechnique Insights

🔐 Pourquoi les #cyberattaques ciblent-elles les chaînes d’approvisionnement ?
📖 Un article à lire sur Polytechnique Insights
👤 Badis Hammi, professeur associé en cybersécurité à Télécom SudParis
👤 Roni Carta, hackeur éthique et fondateur de Lupin & Holmes

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🪖 European military dependencies in question tinyurl.com/jx4pwxak

💭 Insomnia: when our brain refuses to let us rest tinyurl.com/sndd848k

🌏 Have the digital giants taken control? tinyurl.com/5b2pwst9

Why are cyber attackers targeting supply chains? Why are cyber attackers targeting supply chains? – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

🎣 Some reflexes are starting to kick in to avoid the trap of phishing attacks. And yet, nearly 5 million of these attacks have been recorded in 2023!

🔗 But a more discrete threat is looming in the shadows: attacks on the digital supply chain...

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Customs tariffs: “The world is perceived as a combat arena and no longer as a space for cooperation” Customs tariffs: “The world is perceived as a combat arena and no longer as a space for cooperation” – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

🚢 In his second term, Donald Trump has placed tariffs at the heart of international concerns.

🇺🇸 The aim of the strategy is to refocus the global economy on the United States

But can Trump apply this method without jeopardising the his country's economic stability?

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🚢 Customs tariffs: the world is now perceived as a combat arena tinyurl.com/yc8td4vk

🦠 Why are cyber attackers targeting supply chains? tinyurl.com/zhwsraux

🛰 Can European space industry compete with the US domination? tinyurl.com/3p9aj332

Semiconductors: can European industry regain ground? Semiconductors: can European industry regain ground? – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

💰 In 2024, the global electronic components market is worth $625 billion.

To reduce its reliance on Asia and the U.S., Europe launched the CHIPS Act in 2022.

👇Find out more with Sébastien Dauvé @cea-leti.bsky.social

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Trump chaos and Merz's economic plan: an opportunity for Europe? Trump chaos and Merz's economic plan: an opportunity for Europe? – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

🇺🇸 Under Donald Trump, the United States is confronting Europe with three major challenges: protectionism, global warming and militarisation.

🔎 Does Europe have the means to meet these three strategic challenges?

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🇺🇸 Trump chaos and Merz's economic plan tinyurl.com/yck85b5x

🔗 Semiconductors & the Chips Act tinyurl.com/yey4h96e

🥤Plastics and recycling: a toxic relationship? tinyurl.com/rzntc86x