How social media encourages the worst of AI boosterism
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, summed it up in three words: “This is embarrassing.” …
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MIT in the media: 2025 in review
MIT community members made headlines with key research advances and their efforts to tackle pressing…
China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to bury their batteries.
In August 2025, Wang Lei decided it was finally time to say goodbye to his…
A new way to increase the capabilities of large language models
MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab researchers developed an expressive architecture that provides better state tracking and…
Creating psychological safety in the AI era
Rolling out enterprise-grade AI means climbing two steep cliffs at once. First, understanding and implementing…
Why it’s time to reset our expectations for AI
Can I ask you a question: How do you feel about AI right now? Are…
Working to eliminate barriers to adopting nuclear energy
Nuclear waste continues to be a bottleneck in the widespread use of nuclear energy, so…
The fast and the future-focused are revolutionizing motorsport
When the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship launched its first race through Beijing’s Olympic…
AI might not be coming for lawyers’ jobs anytime soon
When the generative AI boom took off in 2022, Rudi Miller and her law school…
The AI doomers feel undeterred
It’s a weird time to be an AI doomer. This small but influential community of…