MIT's Pattie Maes awarded 2025 ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award for human-computer interaction contributions, advocating for human-centered AI integration. Maes' pioneering work in software agents and wearable devices shapes today's online experience, emphasizing ethical design and human experience enhancement.
The enterprise AI landscape is evolving rapidly, with Deloitte predicting a surge in AI agent deployment by 2027. CrewAI's framework, combined with Amazon Bedrock, enables the creation of sophisticated multi-agent systems revolutionizing business operations.
Leading UK designers, including Tom Dixon and Sebastian Conran, criticize government's AI opt-out proposal. Proposal to allow AI companies to use copyrighted work without permission sparks backlash from creative industry icons like Sir Paul McCartney and Kate Bush.
Parents and teachers are preparing children for the future with generative artificial intelligence, despite age restrictions on tools like ChatGPT and Google's Gemini. Guardian readers share their strategies and reasons for introducing AI education to the youngest learners.
Serbian college student Ana Trišović credits MIT OpenCourseWare with transforming her career, leading her to become a research scientist at MIT's FutureTech lab. Trišović's journey from learning Data Analytics with Python to studying AI democratization showcases the impact of open learning resources on her interdisciplinary research.
H&M introduces AI ‘twins’ of models for marketing, sparking debate on exploitation in fashion industry. Chief creative officer ensures human-centric approach remains unchanged despite AI integration.
Automation has made mundane tasks less boring, but at what cost? John Gray's eco-nihilism perspective challenges the benefits of technology, even calling anaesthetised dentistry an "unmixed blessing."
Venture capital-backed $1bn companies like Skydio are transforming warfare with AI-powered drones. These futuristic weapons could challenge traditional military manufacturers on the battlefield.
Adam Kucharski, a renowned epidemiologist, delves into the importance of evidence in the age of AI and social media. In his new book, he explores how our understanding of 'proof' is evolving in a world where information and trust are paramount.
Authors and editors can now easily navigate the publication process with a new guide on using WordPress block editor for The Digital Sandbox. Essential components like titles and subtitles are emphasized for a smooth drafting experience.
Hamiltonian mechanics reframes dynamics through energy, now used in cutting-edge generative AI. It splits acceleration into momentum/position flows, revealing hidden geometric structure.
AlphaFold, from Google DeepMind, uses AI to predict protein structures, revolutionizing drug discovery and solving biological mysteries. The technology has already won a Nobel prize and made significant advancements in understanding complex structures like the nuclear pore complex.
Data Science and Machine Learning challenges are hindered by scattered data. Integrating data on a use-case basis is key for ML success.
New AI model combines CNNs, Transformers, and morphological feature extractors for improved visual recognition accuracy up to 87.89%. CNNs capture details, morphological module highlights critical features, and multi-head attention models global relationships.
The 3D Reconstruction journey from 2D to 3D models involves crucial steps for high-quality results. Successful reconstructions focus on fewer images, cleaner processing, and efficient troubleshooting, emphasizing understanding the creation process.