Dispatch: Partying at one of Africa’s largest AI gatherings
It’s late August in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, and people are filling a large hall at…
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Why AI should be able to “hang up” on you
Chatbots today are everything machines. If it can be put into words—relationship advice, work documents,…
From slop to Sotheby’s? AI art enters a new phase
In this era of AI slop, the idea that generative AI tools like Midjourney and…
Remembering Professor Emerita Jeanne Shapiro Bamberger, a pioneer in music education
The former department chair was an early innovator in the use of artificial intelligence to…
Blending neuroscience, AI, and music to create mental health innovations
Media Lab PhD student Kimaya Lecamwasam researches how music can shape well-being.
Future-proofing business capabilities with AI technologies
Artificial intelligence has always promised speed, efficiency, and new ways of solving problems. But what’s…
Optimizing food subsidies: Applying digital platforms to maximize nutrition
An algorithm can change the face of food assistance policy in the Global South, says…
Can we repair the internet?
From addictive algorithms to exploitative apps, data mining to misinformation, the internet today can be…
Transforming commercial pharma with agentic AI
Amid the turbulence of the wider global economy in recent years, the pharmaceuticals industry is…