Most US homes can save money and affordably weather blackouts with solar plus storage
Most U.S. households could reduce their electricity costs and endure power outages by installing rooftop…
Forcing LLMs to be evil during training can make them nicer in the long run
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Study produces transformer-based AI approach to predicting customer behavior
Marketing researchers at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business have produced…
Can you tell if that song AI-generated? Here are some things to check
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How decades-old frozen embryos are changing the shape of families
This week we welcomed a record-breaking baby to the world. Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, who arrived…
The Download: how fertility tech is changing families, and Trump’s latest tariffs
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Roundtables: Why It’s So Hard to Make Welfare AI Fair
Amsterdam tried using algorithms to fairly assess welfare applicants, but bias still crept in. Why…
An EPA rule change threatens to gut US climate regulations
This story is part of MIT Technology Review’s “America Undone” series, examining how the foundations…
The AI Hype Index: The White House’s war on “woke AI”
Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI…
The two people shaping the future of OpenAI’s research
For the past couple of years, OpenAI has felt like a one-man brand. With his…