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May 6, 2025
Inside The Waymo Factory Building A Robotaxi Future
An exclusive look inside the facility turning Jaguar EVs into robotaxis with the AI-driven fleet’s custom computing system, cameras, lidar and radar.
The Prototype: These Bacteria Can Generate Electricity
This edition of The Prototype explores quantum computing for image recognition, gene therapy using a patient’s own skin cells, electricity-generating bacteria, and more.
This Startup Is Using AI Agents To Fight Malicious Ads And Impersonator Accounts
Startup Doppel is building AI agents that can automatically find and remove fake profiles and malicious ads, raising $35 million to help enterprises fight cybercrime.
OpenAI reverses course and says its nonprofit will continue to control its business
OpenAI announced that its nonprofit board will continue to control the business behind ChatGPT and other AI products, reversing previous plans to shift more power to its for-profit arm.
Meta’s first quarter earnings, revenue beat Wall Street’s expectations
Meta reported strong first quarter earnings and revenue, surpassing Wall Street expectations, as the company continues to invest heavily in artificial intelligence.
Q&A: A roadmap for revolutionizing health care through data-driven innovation
A new book coauthored by MIT’s Dimitris Bertsimas explores how analytics is driving decisions and outcomes in health care.
New tool evaluates progress in reinforcement learning
“IntersectionZoo,” a benchmarking tool, uses a real-world traffic problem to test progress in deep reinforcement learning algorithms.
Visa wants to give artificial intelligence ‘agents’ your credit card
Visa is developing AI-powered agents that can research, recommend, and pay for purchases, ushering in a new era of autonomous shopping and agentic commerce.
Novel AI model inspired by neural dynamics from the brain
A new type of “state-space model” leverages principles of harmonic oscillators, inspired by neural dynamics in the brain.
Meta launches AI app, Zuckerberg chats with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at developer conference
Meta Platforms has launched a standalone AI app with a social media component to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, as Mark Zuckerberg discusses AI with Satya Nadella.
Making AI models more trustworthy for high-stakes settings
A new method helps convey uncertainty more precisely, giving researchers and clinicians better information for decision-making in high-stakes environments.
Tech industry tried reducing AI’s pervasive bias. Now Trump wants to end its ‘woke AI’ efforts
Efforts to reduce algorithmic bias in AI are facing political pushback, as the Trump administration targets diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in tech.
The MIT-Portugal Program enters Phase 4
The new phase will support continued exploration of ideas and solutions in fields ranging from AI to nanotech to climate, with emphasis on educational exchanges and entrepreneurship.