Schmidt Sciences
Coverage of Schmidt Sciences in the Nexus archive.
- All hands on deck to tackle Mexico’s sargassum seaweed crisis
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum announced an $115 million plan to manage 9 million tons of sargassum seaweed washing onto Quintana Roo beaches daily, involving naval vessels, barriers, and improved beach collection methods. Scientist Debashish Bhattacharya linked the crisis to the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, fueled by Saharan dust, rising temperatures, and pollution.
- Google DeepMind is worried about what happens when millions of agents start to interact
Google DeepMind is funding a $10 million research initiative to study risks associated with millions of AI agents interacting online. The collaboration involves Schmidt Sciences, ARIA, the Cooperative AI Foundation, and Google.org, focusing on preventing unsafe scenarios like scams and cyberattacks in multi-agent systems.