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The AI Apocalypse

Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares warn of AI extinction in 'If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies.' Superintelligent AI threatens humanity's future in unpredictable ways.

MIT Entrepreneurs Harnessing AI

The Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship embraces AI as a new tool for startups. Students use AI to accelerate coding, brainstorm, and make business decisions while staying mindful of its limitations.

MIT affiliates awarded grants for AI-driven math breakthroughs

MIT researchers Roe and Sutherland receive AI for Math grants to enhance theorem proving by connecting LMFDB and mathlib. Their project aims to bridge the gap between unformalized mathematical knowledge and formal proof systems, benefiting both human mathematicians and AI agents.

Enhancing Generative AI for Breakthrough Materials

AI models from Google, Microsoft, and Meta can now design quantum materials with exotic properties, helping advance quantum computing. MIT researchers developed a technique using specific design rules to generate promising materials with unique structures, published in Nature Materials.

Labour's Tech Love Affair: Risks Ignored

Nvidia's Jensen Huang advises UK ministers to prioritize economic benefits of generative AI over energy concerns of datacentres. Emphasizes the need for energy growth to support new industries, including sustainable options like nuclear, wind, solar, and gas turbines.

AI Chatbot Raises Concerns of Child Sexual Abuse Imagery

Child safety watchdog urges AI models to include child protection guidelines after chatbot site scandal with preteen characters. Report prompts UK government to impose safety rules on AI companies due to rise in child sexual abuse material (CSAM) generated by technology.

Boosting Business Success with AI Teams

AI agents are now strategic partners in decision-making, requiring careful selection and training for specific tasks. Connecting agents to data sources is crucial for accurate, context-aware responses and preserving institutional knowledge within organizations.