Four ways to make AI algorithms more sustainable and better for consumers

Designing AI to be more efficient has both upsides and downsides for consumers – here’s how to get the balance.

Tahir M. Nisar, Professor of Strategy and Economic Organisation, University of Southampton • conversation
July 31, 2024 ~7 min

Method prevents an AI model from being overconfident about wrong answers

More efficient than other approaches, the “Thermometer” technique could help someone know when they should trust a large language model.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
July 31, 2024 ~7 min


MIT researchers advance automated interpretability in AI models

MAIA is a multimodal agent that can iteratively design experiments to better understand various components of AI systems.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
July 23, 2024 ~10 min

Drones could revolutionise the construction industry, supporting a new UK housing boom

Drones could carry out safety inspections more safely and ferry materials between floors.

Peter Winter, Senior Research Associate, Science and Technology Studies, University of Bristol • conversation
July 18, 2024 ~7 min

Robot carers: redefining nursing for the 21st century

While some nurses have protested the use of robotics and AI in healthcare, new technologies could help care for aging populations offering efficiency alongside the compassion of human nurses

Matthew Wynn, Lecturer in Digital Health and Society, School of Health & Society, University of Salford • conversation
July 17, 2024 ~7 min

AI mass surveillance at Paris Olympics – a legal scholar on the security boon and privacy nightmare

France is using experimental AI-enabled surveillance and data collection tools before, during and after the 2024 Summer Olympics. Here’s what that means for the trade-off between security and privacy.

Anne Toomey McKenna, Visiting Professor of Law, University of Richmond • conversation
July 17, 2024 ~10 min

The answer to your search may depend on where you live

Researchers find ‘language bias’ in various site algorithms, raising concerns about fallout for social divisions among nations

Harvard Gazette • harvard
July 16, 2024 ~14 min

Reasoning skills of large language models are often overestimated

New CSAIL research highlights how LLMs excel in familiar scenarios but struggle in novel ones, questioning their true reasoning abilities versus reliance on memorization.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
July 11, 2024 ~6 min


AI supercharges data center energy use – straining the grid and slowing sustainability efforts

AI is everywhere these days, which means more data centers eating up more electricity. There’s no easy fix, but some combination of efficiency, flexibility and new technologies could ease the burden.

Ayse Coskun, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University • conversation
July 11, 2024 ~8 min

US States to Train Workers on AI in Workplace

VOA Learning English • voa
July 3, 2024 ~5 min

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