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AI’s dirty secret: without data, it’s just math tricks

Maybe you've heard that most AI pilots have zero ROI so far. It's like what Thomas Edison once said: “Vision without execution is hallucination."

Fortune

Nobel prize winner and gravitational wave pioneer Rainer Weiss dies at 92

MIT professor, Nobel prize winner, and renowned astrophysicist Rainer Weiss has passed away at the age of 92.

Space

95% of corporate AI pilots are flopping — MIT just said the quiet part out loud

Billions of dollars are being poured into AI development, but most pilot programs don't succeed.

Windows Central

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‘It’s almost tragic’: Bubble or not, the AI backlash is validating one critic’s warnings

Gary Marcus told Fortune that AI valuations remind him of Wile E. Coyote. “We are off the cliff.”

Fortune

3 Technology Stocks To Consider Buying On The Dip

The benchmark SP 500 Information Technology Index is down 1.50% for the past week, as AI stocks were stuck in a blender that affected big names like Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN).

Benzinga

AMD's FSR 4 open source whoopsie-daisy may be harder to take back than initially thought, thanks to the inclusion of a difficult-to-revoke MIT license

Whoops.

PC Gamer

AMD's already taken down mistakenly released FSR 4 source code, but the internet never forgets — forked Github repositories remain accessible

AMD has confirmed it didn't mean to leak FSR 4 source code, but with forks created and files already downloaded, it might not be able to do much to claw them back.

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Why did MIT find 95% of AI projects fail? Hint: it wasn't about the tech itself

The lessons from the MIT study were less about what's wrong with AI models and more about what's wrong with the way companies are trying to use them

Fortune

Palantir, AI Stocks Extend Losses Ahead Fed Minutes: What's Moving Markets Wednesday?

A second day of selling pressure hit technology stocks tied to the AI theme on Wednesday, as sentiment cooled after an MIT report questioned the broad profitability of the new technology.

Benzinga

AI anxiety has sent markets into a tizzy, but experts say the jitters will only ‘punish those chasing the froth’

“The crash is separating real AI revenues from companies that only have AI PowerPoints.”

Fortune

62 People Share What Happened To The Smartest Kids In Their Class

What happened to your “school genius"?

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U.S. tech stocks slide after Altman warns of AI bubble and MIT study casts doubt on the hype

Investors’ long-running enthusiasm for artificial intelligence showed signs of faltering on Tuesday as tech stocks tumbled.

Fortune

95% of generative AI implementations in enterprise 'have no measurable impact on P&L', says MIT — flawed integration cited as why AI projects underperform

A new study conducted by MIT purports to demonstrate that most generative AI implementations in business settings fail.

Tom’s Hardware

AI has produced 2 new antibiotics to kill ‘superbugs’. It’s promising – but we shouldn’t get too excited yet

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have used artificial intelligence (AI) to design two new antibiotics effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or “superbugs”.

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Fortune

The 'shadow AI economy' is booming: Workers at 90% of companies say they use chatbots, but most of them are hiding it from IT

“This ‘shadow AI’ often delivers better ROI than formal initiatives and reveals what actually works for bridging the divide,” MIT’s Project NANDA found.

Fortune

Duolingo CEO admits his controversial AI memo ‘did not give enough context’ and insists the company never laid off full-time employees

After receiving backlash for a staff memo posted on LinkedIn, the Duolingo CEO is clarifying that full-time roles are safe.

Fortune

MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing

There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.

Euronews

Researchers reveal the hidden breakthroughs that have slashed the price of solar power

The breakthroughs went beyond technology, spanning policy, software and more efficient installation processes.

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MIT scientists use AI to develop new antibiotics for stubborn gonorrhoea and MRSA

The researchers aimed to find completely new ways of tackling antimicrobial resistance.

The Independent UK

Scientists use AI to create new antibiotics that can kill deadly drug-resistant superbugs

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing public health crisis and is estimated to be responsible for more than one million deaths globally each year

Fortune

As degrees get branded worthless, LinkedIn’s just revealed the universities that give Gen Z the best shot at corner office jobs

Move over Harvard and Columbia, Princeton and Duke are the schools most likely to fast-track Gen Z to the C-suite.

Space

Is water really a necessary ingredient for life? Aliens may swim in truly exotic pools

A new study finds that liquids other than water might be able to support life on worlds beyond Earth, potentially expanding the envelope of life throughout the cosmos.

Evening Standard

It’s time to admit it: Zillennials are the only normal Gen Zers

I’m a Zillennial, and I’ve decided there’s no hope for my younger comrades. Mine is the last normal age group in existence — and here’s why

The Guardian - US

‘He has trouble completing a thought’: bizarre public appearances again cast doubt on Trump’s mental acuity

Joe Biden was hounded for his age-related gaffes, but Trump’s increasingly strange behavior has largely been ignored

Fortune

How Boeing is quietly betting on a 'brilliant' 39-year old engineer—and setting the stage for a turnaround

Brian Yutko wowed his peers at MIT and his colleagues at flying-taxi startup Wisk. But can he help rebuild new product leadership at Boeing?

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