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The Download: climate tech goes public and the AI Hype Index returns

1 Illinois just passed what could become America’s strongest AI safety lawIt would require third-party safety audits. (Wired $)+ But it still needs the governor’s approval. (NBC News)+ The US is divided... Read more »

The AI Hype Index: AI gets booed in graduation season

It is one thing to say AI will change the world. It is another to expect the class of 2026 to applaud it. In fact, when former Google CEO Eric Schmidt told... Read more »

Climate tech companies are going public. What’s next?

Those are all success stories in the IPO world. And it certainly doesn’t feel like a coincidence that all these companies are racing to provide electricity in an era of rising demand... Read more »

The Download: keeping up with AI, and the future of IVF

The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 NASA unveiled plans for three uncrewed missions to the Moon this yearThey’re part of preparations for... Read more »

Rethinking organizational design in the age of agentic AI

 As AI agents are integrated into an organization, enterprises will need to pivot from a set of linear processes and steps, to rewiring work in a very different way, explains Shah. That’s... Read more »

The Download: puncturing the AI jobs panic

I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 The Pope has called for governments to regulate AI In his first major teaching document, Pope Leo said AI... Read more »

It’s time to address the looming crisis in entry-level work.

Supervising AI systems in their work is now a much more relevant skill. So understanding the outputs AI systems produce will become very important. To help people develop such skills, we should... Read more »

A reality check on the AI jobs hysteria

But a closer look at the data shows that students are not necessarily turning away from AI-related careers. Rather, they appear to be tailoring their skills to the changes they see underway... Read more »

The Download: coding’s future, the ‘Steroid Olympics,’ and AI-driven science

Subscribers can watch the full recording now. World models are also one of MIT Technology Review’s 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now, our list of what’s really worth your attention... Read more »

Google I/O showed how the path for AI-driven science is shifting

Just this week, Pushmeet Kohli, Google Cloud’s chief scientist, published a piece in a special AI and science issue of the journal Daedalus, writing: “We are moving toward AI that doesn’t just... Read more »