How a breakthrough gene-editing tool will help the world cope with climate change
Jennifer Doudna, one of the inventors of the breakthrough gene-editing tool CRISPR, says the technology…
Moderators protect us from the worst of the internet—but it comes at huge personal cost
Unless you're a moderator for a local community group discussing garbage collections or dog park…
Deaths linked to chatbots show we must urgently revisit what counts as 'high-risk' AI
Last week, the tragic news broke that US teenager Sewell Seltzer III took his own…
New earplug can protect hearing while preserving sound quality
Hearing loss is irreversible and the most common work-related injury worldwide. Prevention is the only…
Chasing AI’s value in life sciences
Inspired by an unprecedented opportunity, the life sciences sector has gone all in on AI.…
AI search could break the web
In late October, News Corp filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI, a popular AI search…
OpenAI brings a new web search tool to ChatGPT
ChatGPT can now search the web for up-to-date answers to a user’s queries, OpenAI announced…
This AI-generated version of Minecraft may represent the future of real-time video generation
When you walk around in a version of the video game Minecraft from the AI…
How exosomes could become more than just an “anti-aging” fad
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in…
The surprising barrier that keeps us from building the housing we need
Ahead of abortion access, ahead of immigration, and way ahead of climate change, US voters…