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This post is co-written with Vraj Shah and Chaitanya Hari from DoorDash. DoorDash connects consumers with their favorite local businesses in more than 30 countries across the globe. Recently, they faced a significant challenge in handling the high volume of calls from its contractor delivery workers, known as Dashers. With a user base of over […]

This post is co-written with Deepali Rajale from Karini AI. Karini AI, a leading generative AI foundation platform built on AWS, empowers customers to quickly build secure, high-quality generative AI apps. GenAI is not just a technology; it’s a transformational tool that is changing how businesses use technology. Depending on where they are in the

Microsoft’s deal to bring back a Three Mile Island nuclear reactor is just one part of Big Tech’s quid pro quo with nuclear power.

Fifteen technologies developed either wholly or in part by MIT Lincoln Laboratory have been named recipients of 2024 R&D 100 Awards. The awards are given by R&D World, an online publication that serves research scientists and engineers worldwide. Dubbed the “Oscars of Innovation,” the awards recognize the 100 most significant technologies transitioned to use or introduced into the

The climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges facing our world today. Its impacts are far-reaching, affecting every aspect of our lives—from public health and food security to economic stability and social justice. What’s more, the effects of climate change disproportionately burden the world’s most vulnerable populations, exacerbating existing inequities around gender, race, and

AI systems are increasingly being deployed in safety-critical health care situations. Yet these models sometimes hallucinate incorrect information, make biased predictions, or fail for unexpected reasons, which could have serious consequences for patients and clinicians. In a commentary article published today in Nature Computational Science, MIT Associate Professor Marzyeh Ghassemi and Boston University Associate Professor Elaine

The videoconferencing app has an AI-powered agent built in. It can generate summaries, tell you who talked the most, and even gauge what the emotional tone of the meeting was.

Neurable’s MW75 Neuro is an everyday brain-computer interface that aims to boost your productivity. It also raises questions about data privacy.

In their book AI Snake Oil, two Princeton researchers pinpoint the culprits of the AI hype cycle and advocate for a more critical, holistic understanding of artificial intelligence.

Since its launch in 2018, Just Walk Out technology by Amazon has transformed the shopping experience by allowing customers to enter a store, pick up items, and leave without standing in line to pay. You can find this checkout-free technology in over 180 third-party locations worldwide, including travel retailers, sports stadiums, entertainment venues, conference centers,