The Download: threats from space mirrors and credit for AI drugs
MIT Technology Reviewby Thomas Macaulay1d ago
This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology.
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top 90%This company’s plans to deploy space mirrors could jeopardize the night sky for many
MIT Technology Reviewby Jonathan O'Callaghan1d ago
A company that plans to beam sunlight from space to Earth on demand might unintentionally brighten the night sky for many more people than intended, according to a new study.
When AI designs a drug, who gets the credit?
MIT Technology Reviewby Antonio Regalado1d ago
When the biotech company Insilico Medicine used its computer models to propose a promising drug for pulmonary fibrosis, it enthusiastically claimed in a press release that the molecule had been...
Debates over AI consciousness are a trap
MIT Technology Reviewby Rumman Chowdhury2d ago
“Runaway” AI, “rogue” agents, and “autonomous” actors—the current rhetoric would have you believe that AI agents are not only awake and aware, but angry at their creators.
The next big thing in hydrogen could be underground
MIT Technology Reviewby Casey Crownhart2d ago
There’s a hunt for new sources of hydrogen, and the gas (or at least the right conditions to make it) could be hiding beneath our feet.
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The Download: AI’s self-improvement problem, and what’s driving the heat
MIT Technology Reviewby Thomas Macaulay3d ago
This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology.