The Download: fixing the internet, and detecting AI consciousness
History is rich with examples of people trying to breathe life into inanimate objects, and of people selling hacks and tricks as “magic.” But this very human desire to believe...
Video: Leah Stokes on the early impact and remaining challenges of the Inflation Reduction...
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), often dubbed the “Climate Bill,” was signed into law more than a year ago in the US and catalyzed more than $390 billion of investment...
Optimizing platforms offers customers and stakeholders a better way to bank
And so, they've started to see the benefits of doing things themselves. So, culture change I think has been one of the biggest things that we've achieved in the past...
Migrating to the cloud transforms business
Laurel: Well, let's start off. So, what has BP's move to the cloud been like? From your perspectives, what are the major benefits and challenges with cloud transformation? Keisha:...
Promising new batteries, and how to regulate AI
The news: One of the leading companies offering alternatives to lithium batteries for the grid has just received a nearly $400 million loan from the US Department of Energy. Eos...
Internet scams, and the ethics of brain implants
Both of the women can communicate without an implant. The first, Pat Bennett, who has ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, uses a computer to type. The second, Ann...
Open source’s future, and cancer drugs shortages
When Xerox donated a new laser printer to MIT in 1980, the company couldn’t have known that the machine would ignite a revolution. While the early decades of software...
The Download: political AI models, and a wrongful arrest
How they did it: The team asked language models where they stand on various topics, such as feminism and democracy. They used the answers to plot them on a political...
Cryptography may offer a solution to the massive AI-labeling problem
Adobe has also already integrated C2PA, which it calls content credentials, into several of its products, including Photoshop and Adobe Firefly. “We think it’s a value-add that may...
Meta’s new AI system, and covert Chinese social media activity
The news: Meta is going all in on open-source AI. The company has unveiled LLaMA 2, its first large language model that’s available for anyone to use—for free. It’s also...