AI is gobbling up water it cannot replace – I’m working on a solution

AI is turning up the heat on datacentres, causing their water use to soar.

Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Associate Professor and Head of Subject, Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
June 16, 2025 ~6 min

Will AI take your job? The answer could hinge on the 4 S’s of the technology’s advantages over humans

AI’s advantage over humans comes down to 4 dimensions: speed, scale, scope and sophistication. Whether AI can replace you depends on how much one or more of the S’s matter in what you do.

Nathan Sanders, Affiliate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University • conversation
June 16, 2025 ~10 min


AI tools collect and store data about you from all your devices – here’s how to be aware of what you’re revealing

AI tools that provide information to you also gather lots of information from you and may provide it to third parties.

Christopher Ramezan, Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity, West Virginia University • conversation
June 12, 2025 ~14 min

AI literacy: What it is, what it isn’t, who needs it and why it’s hard to define

President Trump’s executive order calling for AI literacy highlights its importance. The order also underscores its amorphous nature. Here’s how to develop and measure effective AI literacy programs.

Marie Hornberger, Research Associate at the School of Social Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Munich • conversation
June 12, 2025 ~9 min

How was the wheel invented? Computer simulations reveal the unlikely birth of a world-changing technology nearly 6,000 years ago

People have long assumed that wheels evolved from simple wooden rollers. But how? And why? A new model focused on mechanical advantage and structural strength suggests some answers.

Kai James, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
June 11, 2025 ~8 min

Inroads to personalized AI trip planning

A new framework from the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab supercharges language models, so they can reason over, interactively develop, and verify valid, complex travel agendas.

Lauren Hinkel | MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab • mit
June 10, 2025 ~9 min

AI-enabled control system helps autonomous drones stay on target in uncertain environments

The system automatically learns to adapt to unknown disturbances such as gusting winds.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
June 9, 2025 ~8 min

It’s time to stop debating whether AI is genuinely intelligent and focus on making it work for society

There’s too much debate about the small details, not enough focus on AI being here to stay.

Andrew Rogoyski, Innovation Director, Surrey Institute of People-Centred AI, University of Surrey • conversation
June 6, 2025 ~8 min


How your electric bill may be paying for big data centers’ energy use

If state regulators allow utilities to follow the standard approach of splitting the costs of new infrastructure among all consumers, the public will end up paying for data centers’ power.

Eliza Martin, Legal Fellow, Environmental and Energy Law Program, Harvard University • conversation
June 5, 2025 ~8 min

What is vibe coding? A computer scientist explains what it means to have AI write computer code − and what risks that can entail

Vibe coding is a buzzy phrase that describes using AI language tools to write software. You enter a natural language phrase for what you want – to a point – and get back code.

Chetan Jaiswal, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Quinnipiac University • conversation
June 4, 2025 ~5 min

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