Sweet & Bitter — Positive and Negative Impacts of AI

How artificial intelligence is changing mental health, ethics, the environment and society — research-backed articles covering both the benefits and risks of AI.

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Advancing Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Cultivation through Smart Greenhouse Technologies

Medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) are increasingly important in global agriculture due to their extensive use in pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmetic, and food industries, where their value is largely determined by biomass yield and the concentration of bioactive secondary metabolites. However

Čen 11, 2026

Sweet Research & Insights

AI Makes Workers 14% More Productive — But the Real Story Is Who Benefits Most

A landmark Stanford & MIT study of 5,000+ customer service agents reveals AI doesn't just boost productivity — it dramatically narrows the gap between novice and expert workers. Here's what that means for the future of work.

Kvě 24, 2026

Sweet Research & Insights

Woebot: First Evidence That an AI Chatbot Can Deliver Effective Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

The first RCT showing that a fully automated AI chatbot (Woebot) significantly reduced depression and anxiety symptoms in young adults over two weeks.

Dub 28, 2026

Sweet Research & Insights

AI in Medicine: How Algorithms Are Saving Lives

With ~950 FDA-approved AI medical devices and AI-designed drugs entering human trials, artificial intelligence is revolutionizing healthcare from diagnosis to treatment.

Dub 25, 2026

Sweet Research & Insights

AI in Agriculture: Feeding 10 Billion People with Machine Learning

AI crop yield predictions outperform traditional methods by 15-30%. As the world population heads toward 10 billion, precision agriculture may be our best hope.

Dub 25, 2026

Sweet Research & Insights

AlphaFold: The AI That Won a Nobel Prize and Changed Biology Forever

In 2024, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for AI-powered protein structure prediction — a breakthrough that solved a 50-year-old scientific problem.

Dub 25, 2026

Sweet Research & Insights

The AI Tutor: How Technology Is Personalizing Education

Students using AI-supported learning platforms outperform peers by 15-35%. AI tutors are making personalized education accessible to millions worldwide.

Dub 24, 2026

Sweet Research & Insights

AI for the Planet: Fighting Climate Change with Machine Learning

AI is optimizing renewable energy grids, predicting extreme weather, and accelerating climate research. But can its benefits outweigh its own environmental cost?

Dub 24, 2026

Sweet Research & Insights

GPT-3: The 175 Billion Parameter Model That Showed AI Could Write

Released in 2020, GPT-3 stunned the world with its ability to write essays, code, and poetry with minimal instructions — ushering in the era of large language models.

Čec 27, 2020

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