An Innovative EV Motor Used by Lamborghini, McLaren, and Ferrari Is Being Mass-Produced by MercedesCar enthusiasts mourn the commoditization of propulsion. Once petrolheads would have chosen a BMW for its sonorous straight-six or a Mercedes-AMG for its thunderous V8. Now many believe that distinctiveness is rapidly diminishing.
11 leaders changing AI, from Sam Altman to the 'godmother of AI'Some may say generative artificial intelligence wade its way into mainstream culture at the debut of ChatGPT in 2022.
Gen AI Has Already Taken the World by Storm. Just Wait Until It Gets a Quantum BoostWhen Lawrence Gasman was looking for a PhD topic back in the 1970s, computing labs were already abuzz with smart people proposing clever studies in artificial intelligence. “But the problem was we had nothing to run them on,” he says. “The processors needed just didn’t exist.”
Time Is Running Out in the Hunt for Rare BitcoinBilly Restey is a digital artist who runs a studio in Seattle. But after hours, he hunts for rare chunks of bitcoin. He does it for the thrill. “It’s like collecting Magic: The Gathering or Pokémon cards,” says Restey. “It’s that excitement of, like, what if I catch something rare?”
AI is making Meta’s apps basically unusableMeta has flooded its social media platforms with artificial intelligence. Soon enough, Meta AI will be everywhere: In your Facebook news feed, Instagram search bar, and even your conversations with friends on Messenger.
Generative AI Doesn’t Make Hardware Less HardThings aren’t going so well for AI hardware startups. After years of development, startup Humane launched a $700 wearable in early April that leans heavily on artificial intelligence.
Beyond Neuralink: Meet the other companies developing brain-computer interfacesThis article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here.
Exploration-focused training lets robotics AI immediately handle new tasksReinforcement-learning algorithms in systems like Chat GPT or Google’s Gemini can work wonders, but they usually need hundreds of thousands of shots at a task before they get good at it. That’s why it’s always been hard to transfer this performance to robots.
AI Copilots Are Changing How Coding Is TaughtGenerative AI is transforming the software development industry. AI-powered coding tools are assisting programmers in their workflows, while jobs in AI continue to increase.
Why RAG won’t solve generative AI’s hallucination problemHallucinations — the lies generative AI models tell, basically — are a big problem for businesses looking to integrate the technology into their operations.
How AI is changing OnlyFans and adult content creation, from chatting to 'AI twins,' and where the future is headedThe adult industry has long been an early adopter of new technologies, from as early as the printing press in the 1400s to DVDs and the internet. In 2024, the adult industry is experimenting with and sometimes embracing AI.
One year with the Light Phone 2The first time I used the Light Phone 2’s GPS, I drove to Los Angeles for a date. I ended up parked in a red zone, hyperventilating to the rhythm of my hazard lights. All I did was get lost, and yet, I was seconds away from puking all over myself. (I didn’t, thank goodness.
Apple’s iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here’s What You Should KnowIn April, Apple sent notifications to iPhone users in 92 countries, warning them they’d been targeted with spyware. “Apple detected that you are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack that is trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID,” the notification reads.
Google built some of the first social apps for Android, including Twitter and othersThe Twitter for Android client was “a demo app that Google had created and gave to us,” says Particle co-founder and ex-Twitter employee Sara Beykpour.