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For years, MIT Technology Review’s newsroom has been a leader in tracking and explaining important developments in AI. Now, our world-leading AI team is creating something definitive: 10 things that matter in AI right now.
Launching at our flagship AI event, AmTech AI, in April, this special report will reveal what our expert journalists are paying the closest attention to, what breakthroughs have them excited, and what changes they see on the horizon. This is our official snapshot of where AI is headed in the coming year – a curated expert list of 10 technologies, emerging trends, bold ideas, and powerful movements reshaping our world.
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1 Anthropic says it plans to sue the Pentagon
It believes the DoD’s ban on its software is unlawful. (BBC)
+ CEO Dario Amodei has nevertheless apologized for a leaked memo criticizing Trump. (Axios)
+ Meanwhile, Trump says he fired Anthropic “like dogs.” (Guardian)
+ The good news for Anthropic is that its models may remain in Microsoft products.(cnbc)
2 The Pentagon has been secretly testing OpenAI models for years
Which shows how effective OpenAI’s ban on military use of its models has been. (wired $)
3 A new lawsuit says Trump’s TikTok deal helped the companies that made it ‘personally enrich’ him
The lawsuit aims to reverse the sale of the app’s US operations. (CBS News)
+ This may shed light on the majority US-owned joint venture for TikTok. (reuters)
4 AI could reinvent smart homes
Google and Amazon are betting on smarter assistants—but not everyone agrees (NYT)
5 Iran attacks Amazon data centers in blow to Gulf’s AI ambitions
The first military attack on a US hyperscaler has shaken the region’s tech sector. (foot $)
+ This conflict has highlighted the current use of AI in warfare – and what’s next. (Nature)
