Exploring Pediatric Health Innovations and Political Developments

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Breakthrough explores the collaboration between pediatric heart surgeons and engineers, the use of cancer drugs for pediatric epilepsy, and the factors behind the youth mental health crisis. Additionally, it discusses Nikki Haley's suspension of her presidential campaign and the Houthi militia's claim of responsibility for an attack in Yemen.

When Google released Gemini, a new chatbot powered by artificial intelligence, it quickly faced a backlash — and unleashed a fierce debate about whether A.I. should be guided by social values, and if so, whose values they should be.

Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for The Times and co-host of the podcast “Hard Fork,” explains.

Guest: Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for The New York Times and co-host of the podcast “Hard Fork.”

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