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For the first time in medical and legal history, a prisoner has “survived a complete execution attempt in the U.S.” According to the Death Penalty Information Center, Christa Pike’s failed execution was “the worst we’ve seen and unlike any other botched execution in the modern era (since 1976). There is no precedent.” This game-changing bioethics case may even end lethal injection. (M. Sara Rosenthal, 10/13)

Recent books and studies have begun to highlight the risks that AI poses to children. This is a good thing. Maybe we’re collectively realizing that we shouldn’t wait a decade after a new technology emerges — as we did with social media — before sounding the alarm. (Abby McCloskey, 10/13)

Even if initial worries prove unfounded, history shows Moscow cannot be trusted regarding biowarfare. (John R. Bolton, 10/13)

Of all the ways people say artificial intelligence could kill us all, one feels more realistic and palpable than the rest: the potential for A.I. to accelerate the development of a biological weapon. (Jeff Coller, 10/12)

It takes doing things conservatives and progressives both dislike. (German Lopez, 10/13)