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The Download: how people really use AI, and Flock’s design choices
3+ week, 4+ day ago (603+ words) Plus: a child privacy trial starting today could change Meta forever. This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. AI companies like Anthropic and…...
The Download: AI’s self-improvement problem, and what’s driving the heat
3+ week, 3+ day ago (816+ words) Plus: OpenAI has paused some model work over safety concerns. This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. The AI industry’s boldest promise right…...
Raised on AI
2+ week, 3+ day ago (312+ words) Kids today are growing up in a world of agents and chatbots. What does that mean for their future? Fast-forward a couple of years to when my second kid came, and I had essentially the opposite reaction. I wanted to…...
A home for responsible optimists
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1379+ words) behind our work,” says Sarkar, the AT&T Career Development Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences...
This scientist is helping build a missing map of childhood
4+ week, 1+ day ago (450+ words) Deanne Taylor is pushing researchers to prioritize children’s health, starting at a cellular level. The dGTEx team will eventually feed its data into the Human Cell Atlas, which, thanks to Taylor and many of the coauthors of the 2019 paper, now…...
AgeLab research inspires an A I startup
2+ week, 4+ day ago (192+ words) When Don Yansen ’63 arrived at the MIT AgeLab for a study on technology in caregiving for older adults, he didn’t plan to launch another company. But when he heard participants talk about how hard modern devices can be to…...
Support networks aim to help kids through the polycrisis
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1568+ words) Today’s world is a mess of troubling trends. Some groups are trying to help kids navigate their anxieties about it all. Although she probably didn’t know the word “quarry” back then, she sensed that what she was seeing was unnatural....
Your brain on AI
2+ week, 4+ day ago (186+ words) Much as GPS weakens our navigation skills, relying on chatbots can undermine our ability to detect fake news. Many people find AI-based chatbots helpful in keeping up with news, but a study by Pattie Maes and her colleagues at the…...
The Download: rethinking child safety and fossil-fueled farming
1+ week, 2+ day ago (739+ words) Plus: New York City has banned AI in elementary and middle schools. This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. These tools have had…...
2026 35 Innovators Under 35: Computing and Robotics
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (1247+ words) She audits popular apps to stop financial abuse. In Chase’s banking app, for example, the team found a way to add a second biometric authentication method (like a fingerprint) to an account without alerting the account holder. After her team…...