Latest from MIT Tech Review – Exclusive: OpenAI is huge in India. Its models are steeped in caste bias.

When Dhiraj Singha began applying for postdoctoral sociology fellowships in Bengaluru, India, in March, he wanted to make sure the English in his application was pitch-perfect. So he turned to ChatGPT. He was surprised to see that in addition to smoothing out his language, it changed his identity—swapping out his surname for “Sharma,” which is…

Latest from MIT Tech Review – The US may be heading toward a drone-filled future

On Thursday, I published a story about the police-tech giant Flock Safety selling its drones to the private sector to track shoplifters. Keith Kauffman, a former police chief who now leads Flock’s drone efforts, described the ideal scenario: A security team at a Home Depot, say, launches a drone from the roof that follows shoplifting…

Latest from MIT : Responding to the climate impact of generative AI

In part 2 of our two-part series on generative artificial intelligence’s environmental impacts, MIT News explores some of the ways experts are working to reduce the technology’s carbon footprint. The energy demands of generative AI are expected to continue increasing dramatically over the next decade. For instance, an April 2025 report from the International Energy Agency predicts…

O’Reilly Media – Flow State to Free Fall: An AI Coding Cautionary Tale

When I was eight years old, I watched a mountaineering documentary while waiting for the cricket match to start. I remember being incredibly frustrated watching these climbers inch their way up a massive rock face, stopping every few feet to hammer what looked like giant nails into the mountain. “Why don’t they just climb faster?”…

Latest from MIT Tech Review – US investigators are using AI to detect child abuse images made by AI

Generative AI has enabled the production of child sexual abuse images to skyrocket. Now the leading investigator of child exploitation in the US is experimenting with using AI to distinguish AI-generated images from material depicting real victims, according to a new government filing. The Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Crimes Center, which investigates child exploitation…

Latest from MIT Tech Review – Shoplifters could soon be chased down by drones

Flock Safety, whose drones were once reserved for police departments, is now offering them for private-sector security, the company announced today, with potential customers including including businesses intent on curbing shoplifting.  Companies in the US can now place Flock’s drone docking stations on their premises. If the company has a waiver from the Federal Aviation…

Latest from MIT : AI system learns from many types of scientific information and runs experiments to discover new materials

Machine-learning models can speed up the discovery of new materials by making predictions and suggesting experiments. But most models today only consider a few specific types of data or variables. Compare that with human scientists, who work in a collaborative environment and consider experimental results, the broader scientific literature, imaging and structural analysis, personal experience…

O’Reilly Media – Why AI Efficiency May Be Making Your Organization More Fragile

The productivity gains from AI tools are undeniable. Development teams are shipping faster, marketing campaigns are launching quicker, and deliverables are more polished than ever. But if you’re a technology leader watching these efficiency improvements, you might want to ask yourself a harder question: Are we building a more capable organization, or are we unintentionally…