One of the ways AI could potentially cause catastrophic harm is by aiding the design and creation of bioweapons. In 2022, researchers found that it was remarkably easy to do this with an AI “molecule ...

You had a lot of questions about the recent claims that humanity is facing an existential risk from AI. We had a go at answering a few.

Without being overly alarmist, this should serve as a wake-up call for our colleagues in the ‘AI in drug discovery’ community,” the authors wrote at the time. It was a wake-up call for David Magnus, a ...

Now, they’ve taken things a step further by genetically modifying mice so their brains don’t fully develop in the first place ...

As AI pushes semiconductors and data centers toward new physical limits, advanced materials are becoming critical to ...

Climate innovator Jae-Won Chung, for example, built software to make AI more energy-efficient. By measuring the energy ...

They’re designing viruses, reversing the aging process, and saving lives. Every year, MIT Technology Review puts together a list of some of the brightest and best young minds working across science ...

A viral GitHub project that claims to clone coworkers into a reusable AI skill is forcing Chinese tech workers to confront deeper fears. Tech workers in China are being instructed by their bosses to ...

AI companies are making impressive mathematical strides. Human mathematicians are losing out.

Employees at the world's leading AI labs are saying there's a real possibility that advanced AI could destroy humanity. Are they right? Or is this more scaremongering and hype? Join MIT Technology ...

While advanced AI excels at processing clinical data, healthcare's true test lies in overcoming deeply fragmented ...

A new report from the nonprofit Reflective lays out the experiments needed to better understand our ability to dim the sun.