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“We will never build a sex robot,” says Mustafa Suleyman

In an ideal world, what kind of chatbot do you want to build? You’ve just launched a bunch of updates to Copilot. How do you get the balance right when you’re building... Read more »

An AI adoption riddle

But it could also be that the unbelievable speed of AI progress and adoption has made me think industries are more sensitive to news than they perhaps should be. I spoke with... Read more »

The Download: what to make of OpenAI’s Atlas browser, and how to make climate progress

Inside Clear’s ambitions to manage your identity beyond the airport Clear Secure is the most visible biometric identity company in the United States. Best known for its line-jumping service in airports, it’s... Read more »

I tried OpenAI’s new Atlas browser but I still don’t know what it’s for

I would guess that it took 10 minutes or so for it to do all that. I cleaned out my cart and considered myself lucky that it didn’t buy anything.   When I... Read more »

Stand Up for Research, Innovation, and Education

Right now, MIT alumni and friends are voicing their support for: America’s scientific and technological leadership Merit-based admissions and affordable education Advances that increase US health, security, and prosperity Our community is... Read more »

The Download: carbon removal’s future, and measuring pain using an app

1 Meta’s lawyers advised workers to remove parts of its teen mental health researchIts counsel told researchers to block or update their work to reduce legal liability. (Bloomberg $)+ Meta recently laid... Read more »

What’s next for carbon removal?

“Reliable assurance that a project’s declared ton of carbon savings equates to a real ton of emissions removed, reduced, or avoided is crucial,” Cynthia Giles, a senior EPA advisor under President Biden,... Read more »

Redefining data engineering in the age of AI

As their influence grows, so do the challenges data engineers face. A major one is dealing with greater complexity, as more advanced AI models elevate the importance of managing unstructured data and... Read more »

The Download: aluminium’s potential as a zero-carbon fuel, and what’s next for energy storage

Found Energy, a startup in Boston, aims to harness the energy in scraps of aluminum metal to power industrial processes without fossil fuels. Since 2022, the company has worked to develop ways... Read more »

What a massive thermal battery means for energy storage

Thermal batteries could help clean up difficult-to-decarbonize sectors like manufacturing and heavy industrial processes like cement and steel production. With Rondo’s latest announcement, the industry has reached a major milestone in its... Read more »