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Michael ’87 and Kathleen Schoen | MIT Technology Review
As an undergraduate, Michael Schoen ’87 found that joining his fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha, and participating…
The Download: Our relationships with robots, and DOGE’s AI plans
Thankfully, the difference between humans and machines in the real world is easy to discern, at least for now.…
How AI is used to surveil workers
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your…
Are friends electric? | MIT Technology Review
This discrepancy between the relative ease of teaching a machine abstract thinking and the difficulty of…
The Download: Workplace surveillance, and fighting EV fires
Working today—whether in an office, a warehouse, or your car—can mean constant electronic surveillance with…
First responders are turning to specialized training to fight EV fires
McGoldrick was encountering fires like this more and more often. The previous year, he says, several rowhouses…
Your boss is watching | MIT Technology Review
Working today—whether in an office, a warehouse, or your car—can mean constant electronic surveillance with…
The Download: dismantling US science leadership, and reproductive care cuts
The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled Ever since World War II, the US has been the…
Doctors and patients are calling for more telehealth. Where is it?
But doctors are generally allowed to practice medicine only where they have a license. This means they cannot…
8,000 pregnant women may die in just 90 days because of US aid cuts
Without information on and access to a range of contraceptive options, unintended pregnancies result. These…