As AI systems move from experimentation to real-world deployment, trust is emerging as a central challenge for adoption and governance. A new white paper from the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society proposes a multidisciplinary framework for understanding trust in human–AI interactions. Drawing on expertise from computer science, psychology, sociology, law, public policy, philosophy, and engineering, the report identifies six principles for building AI systems that are not merely trusted, but trustworthy.

Researchers map how patients move through care – revealing how well-intentioned changes can backfire, making patient outcomes worse.

While the scientific computing community has long been a driver of computing innovation, that is no longer possible. Today, the community must embrace the new realities of an AI-dominated technology world, say Jack Dongarra and colleagues in this Policy Forum. It should integrate AI with simulation and – because energy has become a primary design constraint – it should focus on energy-efficient methods and systems. To make swift progress, the authors propose an initial “minimum viable” suite of workflow-shaped benchmarks. As part of these workflows, data and models are “intellectual gold,” say the authors; they “are investments in future scientific leverage.” Dongarra et al. propose a “moonshot” to build a new foundation that would benefit both scientific computing and AI.

About The Study: This study found that medication use increased after implementation of Medicare annual out-of-pocket cost caps, particularly among the highest-cost medications. These results suggest that the policy substantially improved patient access to high-cost medications for Medicare-insured patients.

A new Special Report in the journal BioScience introduces the Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP), a student-led nonpartisan grassroots coalition founded in 2025 to empower early-career researchers to engage with science policy, advocacy, and public communication. The report details the ways in which SNAP is reshaping the role of scientists in their communities.