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technologyreview.com > 02/24/2026 > 1132172 > using-big-data-for-good

Using big data for good

3+ hour, 23+ min ago  (634+ words) In pet genetics, cancer research, and beyond, Charlie Lieu, MBA "05, SM "05, has spent her career harnessing massive data sets to make the world better for everyone. In the process, Darwin"s Ark has solved a problem that is often an…...

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technologyreview.com > 02/11/2026 > 1132768 > is-a-secure-ai-assistant-possible

Is a secure AI assistant possible?

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (701+ words) Experts have made progress in LLM security. But some doubt AI assistants are ready for prime time. AI agents are a risky business. Even when stuck inside the chatbox window, LLMs will make mistakes and behave badly. Once they have…...

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technologyreview.com > 01/12/2026 > 1130027 > generative-coding-ai-software-2026-breakthrough-technology

Generative coding: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (219+ words) AI coding tools are rapidly changing how we produce software, and the industry is embracing it'perhaps at the expense of entry-level coding jobs. Generative AI's ability to write software code has quickly created one of the technology's first real use…...

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technologyreview.com > 01/12/2026 > 1129782 > ai-large-language-models-biology-alien-autopsy

Meet the new biologists treating LLMs like aliens

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1853+ words) By studying large language models as if they were living things instead of computer programs, scientists are discovering some of their secrets for the first time. How large is a large language model? Think about it this way. In the…...

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technologyreview.com > 01/12/2026 > 1130003 > mechanistic-interpretability-ai-research-models-2026-breakthrough-technologies

Mechanistic interpretability: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (444+ words) New techniques are giving researchers a glimpse at the inner workings of AI models. Hundreds of millions of people now use chatbots every day. And yet the large language models that drive them are so complicated that nobody really understands…...

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technologyreview.com > 01/09/2026 > 1130953 > the-download-the-case-for-ai-slop-and-helping-crispr-fulfill-its-promise

The Download: the case for AI slop, and helping CRISPR fulfill its promise

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (513+ words) How I learned to stop worrying and love AI slop If I were to locate the moment AI slop broke through into popular consciousness, I'd pick the video of rabbits bouncing on a trampoline that went viral last summer. For…...

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technologyreview.com > 01/07/2026 > 1130795 > what-even-is-a-parameter

LLMs contain a LOT of parameters. But what’s a parameter?

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1751+ words) They're the mysterious numbers that make your favorite AI models tick. What are they and what do they do? MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what's coming next....

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technologyreview.com > 01/06/2026 > 1130707 > why-ai-predictions-are-so-hard

Why AI predictions are so hard

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (345+ words) And why we're predicting what's next for the technology in 2026 anyway. Sometimes AI feels like a niche topic to write about, but then the holidays happen, and I hear relatives of all ages talking about cases of chatbot-induced psychosis, blaming…...

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technologyreview.com > 12/18/2025 > 1130102 > ai-materials-discovery

Can AI really help us discover new materials?

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (706+ words) There's new interest and funding for the field, but it's waiting for its breakthrough moment. Judging from headlines and social media posts in recent years, one might reasonably assume that AI is going to fix the power grid, cure the…...

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technologyreview.com > 12/16/2025 > 1129944 > the-download-why-2025-has-been-the-year-of-ai-hype-correction-and-fighting-gps-jamming

The Download: why 2025 has been the year of AI hype correction, and fighting GPS jamming

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (283+ words) Plus: the Trump administration wants to hire back all those tech experts that DOGE fired The great AI hype correction of 2025 Quantum navigation could solve the military's GPS jamming problem 7 The majority of the world's glaciers are forecast to disappear…...