An AI-generated image of coral restoration workers growing staghorn coral fragments on underwater “coral trees” in a nursery in the Florida Keys. Credits – Google Gemini  Both the deterioration of the Florida Keys reef and the response to it took time. Staghorn and elkhorn corals grew so numerous throughout the Florida Reef Tract for decades…

The race towards human-level artificial intelligence is accelerating. (Representative generative image) OpenAI last week launched GPT-6 Astra, its latest flagship artificial intelligence model, claiming major advances in computer use, software engineering, cybersecurity, science and professional work.According to OpenAI’s launch blog, Astra is the “world’s most intelligent and aligned model” and can perform complex tasks across…