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Despite its impressive output, generative AI doesn’t have a coherent understanding of the world
Researchers show that even the best-performing large language models don’t form a true model of the world and its rules, and can thus fail unexpectedly on similar tasks.
Empowering systemic racism research at MIT and beyond
Researchers in the MIT Initiative on Combatting Systemic Racism are building an open data repository to advance research on racial inequity in domains like policing, housing, and health care.
How AI Is Changing the Cloud Security and Risk Equation
Discover how AI amplifies cloud security risks and how to mitigate them, with insights from Tenable’s Liat Hayun on managing data sensitivity, misconfigurations, and over-privileged access.
How to Implement AI LLMs at the Edge
With artificial intelligence requiring so much power and its usage growing so sharply, it is becoming clear that some AI functions need to be moved from the data center to be done instead at the edge of the network. Drew Robb, writing for TechRepublic Premium, explains why many workloads need to move outward, what AI ...
Artist and designer Es Devlin awarded Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT
Exploring biodiversity, linguistic diversity, and collective AI-generated poetry, her work will be honored with a $100K prize, artist residency, and public lecture at MIT in spring 2025.
Thoughtworks Reports Rapid Growth in AI Tools for Software Dev
Thoughtworks' 2024 Technology Radar highlights rapid AI growth in software engineering, urging developers to adopt best practices for success.
Nanoscale transistors could enable more efficient electronics
Researchers are leveraging quantum mechanical properties to overcome the limits of silicon semiconductor technology.
Hiring Kit: AI Analyst
AI analysts are crucial in modern-day organizations because they possess the unique ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable insights that drive business value. They understand the intricacies of AI algorithms and data science techniques, while also having a deep understanding of business objectives and challenges. With this blend of technical expertise and business ...
5 Generative AI Trends to Watch in 2025
What is the future of generative AI? Today’s generative AI trends and the risks AI can bring may shape the development of enterprise technology next year.
Australian Companies Shift Tech Spend Focus from Innovation to Growth
Australian companies are tightening tech spending, prioritizing growth over innovation. Discover insights from the 2024 Datacom Annual Cloud Report.
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Search, Competing With Google, Microsoft
ChatGPT search will draw from news media partners through deals with OpenAI. OpenAI says “context” will differentiate it from Google Search.
Power Shortages Stall Data Center Growth in UK, Europe
Power shortages are a top concern for global data centre companies, but meeting their electricity demands will also be bad news for the environment.
Buddy.ai is using AI and gaming to help children learn English as a second language
In 2014, Ivan Crewkov moved his family from Serbia to the U.S. as his startup, Cubic.AI, was preparing to launch a Kickstarter campaign for its smart speaker. A week before the campaign was supposed to go live, Amazon launched its Echo smart speaker, rendering Cubic.AI essentially dead in the water. “It was a disaster,” Crewkov […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
New MacBook Pro Features Apple’s M4 AI Chip
Three versions of the MacBook Pro, starting at $1,599, come out Oct. 30. The higher end of the professional line is aimed at developers and engineers.
Personal info and privacy control may be key to better visits with AI doctors
Artificial intelligence (AI) may one day play a larger role in medicine than the online symptom checkers available today. But these 'AI doctors' may need to get more personal than human doctors to increase patient satisfaction, according to a new study. Researchers found that the more social information an AI doctor recalls about patients, the higher the patients' satisfaction, but only if they were offered privacy control.
monday.com: Working to Simplify AI Adoption and Trust
Simple pre-packaged AI actions and user AI training are part of monday.com’s plan.
Clashing approaches to combat AI’s ‘perpetual bulls**t machine’
The AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 got off to a fiery but constructive start on a panel about combating disinformation. But in a spirited exchange of views tempered by expressions of respect and agreement, all three panelists had harsh words for social media and generative AI. None was harsher, though, than Imran Ahmed, CEO […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Google Cloud Expands AI Infrastructure Domain With Sixth-Gen TPUs
The sixth-generation Trillium was first announced in May. Google Cloud pairs it with infrastructure services compatible with NVIDIA’s upcoming Blackwell chip.
Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures backs Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs in continued AI push
Ashton Kutcher’s VC firm, Sound Ventures, co-led by general partners Guy Oseary and Effie Epstein, is betting on AI — including with an investment in Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs, the investors confirmed on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 on Tuesday. The startup, founded by Li, the Stanford professor dubbed the “Godmother of AI,” has already […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Ashton Kutcher explains why he’s betting on AI, but not trying to pick a ‘winner’
Ashton Kutcher, co-founder of Sound Ventures, believes that every company is going to become an AI company, but that there might not be a winner in the space. The actor and investor spoke at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 on Tuesday alongside Sound co-founder Guy Oseary and partner Effie Epstein to detail what the firm is looking […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
