Top 10 AI News
Eco-driving measures could significantly reduce vehicle emissions
By MIT News Staff | August 7, 2025
New research shows automatically controlling vehicle speeds to mitigate traffic at intersections can cut carbon emissions between 11 and 22 percent.
Helping data storage keep up with the AI revolution
By MIT News Staff | August 6, 2025
Storage systems from Cloudian, co-founded by an MIT alumnus, are helping businesses feed data-hungry AI models and agents at scale.
MIT tool visualizes and edits “physically impossible” objects
By MIT News Staff | August 4, 2025
By visualizing Escher-like optical illusions in 2.5 dimensions, the “Meschers” tool could help scientists understand physics-defying shapes and spark new designs.
New algorithms enable efficient machine learning with symmetric data
By MIT News Staff | July 30, 2025
This new approach could lead to enhanced AI models for drug and materials discovery.
New machine-learning application to help researchers predict chemical properties
By MIT News Staff | July 24, 2025
ChemXploreML makes advanced chemical predictions easier and faster — without requiring deep programming skills.
Chat GPT-5, Open AI’s Quadruple Play And The Birth Of AI Time
By John Sviokla, Contributor | August 8, 2025
OpenAI’s GPT-5 rollout combines cutting-edge AI features, massive consumer scale, open-source models, and enterprise readiness—reshaping how leaders compete in the era of AI Time.
OpenAI Releases Two Powerful Open Source AI Models: What You Need To Know
By Paul Baier, Contributor | August 7, 2025
OpenAI’s release of two new open-source AI models promises to expand access to powerful machine learning tools and spur innovation across industries.
Will Reinforcement Learning Take Us To AGI?
By Rob Toews, Contributor | August 10, 2025
It has never been more important to understand reinforcement learning technology, its history and its future, as it holds the promise to drive advanced AI systems.
Nvidia Stands To Grow Taller In The Tech World
By John Werner, Contributor | August 10, 2025
After earnings indicators for both Microsoft and Meta, many are bullish on Nvidia due to its status as a GPU vendor.
Responsible AI Starts With Responsible Leadership
By Kathleen Walch, Contributor | August 10, 2025
Responsible AI starts at the top. Leaders can build trust, set ethical standards, and guide AI adoption with integrity and purpose.
The AI Revolution: What It Means For The Future Of Work
By Shep Hyken, Contributor | August 10, 2025
“Mic drop!” may be the best way to describe this compelling, scary yet optimistic perspective on AI’s impact on the future of work.
Why ChatGPT-5 Is Taking Us One Step Closer To Agency Decay
By Cornelia C. Walther, Contributor | August 10, 2025
The latest iteration of ChatGPT has arrived and it’s taking us one step closer to agency decay: the steady erosion of our capacity for independent thought and action.
ChatGPT As Your Bedside Companion: Can It Deliver Compassion, Commitment, And Care?
By Sahar Hashmi, Contributor | August 10, 2025
AI companions can reduce anxiety, depression and loneliness while improving information access and patient engagement, offering trusted second opinions when care is limited.
Here Are GPT-5 Prompt Engineering Insights Including Crucial AI Prompting Tips And Techniques
By Lance Eliot, Contributor | August 10, 2025
GPT-5 is here! Upgrade your prompt engineering skills to best leverage GPT-5. This article provides key aspects and tips for effective AI prompting.
Bye SaaS—We Have Entered The Agentic Platform Companies Era
By Daniel Newman, Contributor | August 9, 2025
SaaS is on the way out and Agentic Platform Companies will rise to fix gaps left by complex enterprise software and SaaS platforms.
GPT-5’s System Prompt Just Leaked. Here’s What We Learned
By John Koetsier, Senior Contributor | August 9, 2025
GPT-5’s system prompt reveals it is instructed not to remember personal facts that could feel creepy, or assert a user’s race, ethnicity, religion or criminal history.
Why Big Tech’s AI Billions Are Being Rewarded Unevenly
By Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Contributor | August 9, 2025
Wall Street is rewarding big tech AI investments only when they deliver clear revenue impact. The handwriting indicates the AI hype era could be officially over.
OpenAI launches GPT-5, a potential barometer for whether AI hype is justified
AP News | August 7, 2025
OpenAI has released GPT-5, the latest version of the AI technology behind ChatGPT. This update is being closely watched to see if the frontier of generative AI is advancing or plateauing.
Roblox rolls out open-source AI system to protect kids from predators in chats
AP News | August 7, 2025
The gaming platform Roblox is deploying an open-source AI system to monitor chats and protect children from grooming predators.
New study sheds light on ChatGPT’s alarming interactions with teens
AP News | August 6, 2025
ChatGPT will tell 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, how to conceal eating disorders and even how to write a suicide letter to their parents, according to new research.
Palantir books its first $1 billion in quarterly sales and dodges DOGE axe
AP News | August 5, 2025
Palantir reported it surpassed $1 billion in revenue for the quarter, aided by government contracts, and successfully defended against a lawsuit seeking Dogecoin damages.
Apple overcomes Trump’s trade war, slow start in AI to deliver surprisingly strong quarter
AP News | July 31, 2025
Apple managed a surprisingly strong financial quarter despite facing higher tariffs and a slow start to incorporating AI, putting the company in a solid position.
Amazon reports solid 2Q results and offers better-than-expected sales view despite tariffs
AP News | July 31, 2025
Amazon delivered strong second-quarter results, with profit and revenue above expectations, and provided an optimistic sales forecast despite headwinds from tariffs.
Can you tell if a song is 100% AI-generated? Here are some things to check
AP News | July 31, 2025
With AI music generation tools on the rise (like Suno and Udio), experts suggest tips for listeners to spot songs entirely created by AI, as the line between real and synthetic music blurs.
Microsoft’s annual cloud revenue hits $75B, profit beats expectations
AP News | July 30, 2025
Microsoft’s cloud business continued to boom, with annual cloud revenue reaching $75 billion. The company’s overall profit also beat Wall Street forecasts thanks to strong cloud services.
Meta stock surges after Q2 results blow past expectations despite heavy AI spending
AP News | July 30, 2025
Meta’s stock jumped after it reported better-than-expected second-quarter results. The company showed strong ad revenue growth even as it invested heavily in AI research and development.
How US adults are using AI, according to AP-NORC polling
AP News | July 29, 2025
Across the country, most Americans say they have used AI to search for information or assistance. Younger adults are especially likely to use AI tools for brainstorming and work tasks, highlighting AI’s growing ubiquity.
Cheyenne to host massive AI data center using more electricity than all Wyoming homes combined
AP News | July 28, 2025
A planned AI data center in Cheyenne would consume more power than all the homes in Wyoming combined. The project aims to attract tech investment with its enormous electricity demands.
Creating realistic deepfakes is getting easier than ever. Fighting back may take even more AI
AP News | July 28, 2025
New AI tools make it simpler than ever to generate convincing fake images and videos. Researchers warn that fighting sophisticated deepfakes may require even stronger AI-based detection methods to guard against misinformation.
Tradition meets AI in Nishijinori weaving style from Japan’s ancient capital
AP News | July 25, 2025
In Kyoto, traditional Nishijinori textile weavers are integrating AI-generated design patterns into their centuries-old fabrics, blending ancient craft with state-of-the-art technology.
Judge sanctions lawyers defending Alabama’s prison system for using fake ChatGPT cases in filings
AP News | July 24, 2025
An Alabama judge sanctioned attorneys after ChatGPT fabricated case citations in their legal filings. The incident highlights the risks of relying on AI-generated information without verification.
Trump’s order to block ‘woke’ AI in government encourages tech giants to censor their chatbots
AP News | July 24, 2025
President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to avoid “woke” AI bias. Tech companies responded by tightening content filters on their AI chatbots to comply with the new guidelines.
Alphabet and AI stocks nudge Wall Street to more records
AP News | July 24, 2025
Shares of Alphabet (Google) and other AI-related tech companies helped send US markets to record highs, driven by optimism about AI’s growth and positive corporate earnings.