MIT Technology Review24d
AI could help people find common ground during deliberations
Groups using Google DeepMind’s LLMs made more progress in discussing contentious issues. But the technology won’t replace human mediators anytime soon. Reaching a consensus in a democracy is ...
MIT Technology Review26d
Intro to AI: a beginner’s guide to artificial intelligence from MIT Technology Review
Look no further. Intro to AI is MIT Technology Review’s first newsletter that also serves as a mini-course. You’ll get one email a week for six weeks, and each edition will walk you through a ...
The Boston Globe26d
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, both MIT professors, win Nobel Prize
He pursued that interest, becoming an influential economist and MIT professor, and on Monday, at 57, Acemoglu was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics. He and fellow MIT professor Simon Johnson ...
The Boston Globe27d
Broad Institute lays off 87, largely in IT, software engineering
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, one of the most prominent biotech research centers in the world, has laid off 87 employees, a spokesperson confirmed Sunday. The layoffs came as a lucrative ...
The New York Times27d
How Israel’s Army Uses Palestinians as Human Shields in Gaza
Israeli soldiers and Palestinian former detainees say troops have regularly forced captured Gazans to carry out life-threatening tasks, including inside Hamas tunnels. By Natan Odenheimer Bilal ...
The Australian28d
Amazon and MIT study shows how robots will save workers six weeks a year
according to MIT. But if you’re good at problem solving, here’s how you can benefit. Research commissioned by Amazon has taken the spotlight away from the rise of artificial intelligence among ...