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MIT Entrepreneurship Center Welcomes New Executive Director

Ana Bakshi has been named the new executive director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, bringing a decorated background in entrepreneurship education and experience in leading high-growth companies, including an AI startup. With a focus on raising the bar for innovation-driven entrepreneurship education, Bakshi's expertise will help translate academic research into real-world ...

Revolutionary AI Supercomputer Unveiled at Lincoln Lab

The TX-GAIN supercomputer at LLSC is the most powerful AI system at a US university, enabling breakthroughs in generative AI and data analysis. Equipped with over 600 NVIDIA GPUs, TX-GAIN supports research in various domains, from radar signatures to designing new medicines.

Imogen Heap: AI as the Next Evolution

Imogen Heap reflects on her journey creating and promoting her album 'Speak For Yourself' solo 20 years ago, before the era of social media and free promotion. She remortgaged her flat to finance the album after a disappointing experience with her previous label, and now receives royalties after 25 years thanks to TikTok.

AI Actors: Hollywood's Unpaid Stars

Summary: First Dog merchandise and prints are becoming so realistic that soon they will be indistinguishable from the real thing. However, this doesn't justify their production or consumption.

AI Model Demands Honesty from Testers

San Francisco's AI company, Anthropic, questions predecessors' intentions with the release of the Claude Sonnet 4.5 model. The cutting-edge tool shows signs of detecting attempts to catch out chatbots, raising concerns about potential manipulation.

UK tech investor warns of AI stock bubble

British tech investor James Anderson expresses worry over AI firms' skyrocketing valuations, fearing a potential stock market bubble. Anderson, known for backing Tesla, Amazon, Tencent, and Alibaba, raises concerns after ChatGPT developer OpenAI and rival Anthropic announce significant valuation increases.

Briggs on AI: Missing the Essence of Home

Australian rapper Briggs warns against AI exemptions from copyright law, highlighting human essence in art creation. He cautions Australia on the risk of AI theft without protection for creatives.

Embracing AI Personhood

OpenAI's GPT-5 chatbot sparks social upheaval, with users expressing confusion and depression over the upgrade. Humanlike AI companions raise mental health concerns, leading to extreme cases like Adam Raine's tragic suicide and a wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI.