Pentagon nears use of untested AI in life-and-death war targeting decisions

Pentagon nears use of untested AI in life-and-death war targeting decisions

MIT Technology Review |
The US military might use generative AI systems to rank lists of targets and make recommendations—which would be vetted by ...
Viewpoint: ‘Regulatory vigilantes’: How former government scientists who are now high-paid ‘expert witnesses’ for predatory law firms use mass tort litigation to sidestep science

Some judges are adapting AI for use in court cases though hallucination problems have not been solved

MIT Technology Review |
The propensity for AI systems to make mistakes and for humans to miss those mistakes has been on full display ...
AI therapy shows promise in addressing depression at less expense and equal efficacy than a human therapist

AI therapy shows promise in addressing depression at less expense and equal efficacy than a human therapist

MIT Technology Review |
uaThe first clinical trial of a therapy bot that uses generative AI suggests it was as effective as human therapy ...
5 hot new trends for AI in 2025

5 hot new trends for AI in 2025

MIT Technology Review |
[W]hat’s coming in 2025 [in AI]? We’re going to ignore the obvious here: You can bet that agents and smaller, ...
Will AI robots ever be safe enough to fully welcome them into our homes?

Will AI robots ever be safe enough to fully welcome them into our homes?

MIT Technology Review |
The world might seem to be on the brink of a humanoid-robot heyday. [B]reakthroughs in artificial intelligence promise the type ...
Robots enabled to detect human touch in a new way — mimicking pressure on your knuckles

Robots enabled to detect human touch in a new way — mimicking pressure on your knuckles

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Even the most capable robots aren’t great at sensing human touch; you typically need a computer science degree or at ...