MIT - Weekend Reads

What’s next for Chinese open-source AI

Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Chinese open models are spreading fast, from Hugging Face to Silicon Valley. Here’s why that matters.

What’s next for IVF

Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Automation, AI, and screening technologies are already transforming reproductive medicine.

What’s next for EV batteries in 2026

Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Expect to see new chemistries hitting the roads, a shifting policy landscape, and a renewed focus on cost and performance.

What’s next for AI in 2026

Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Here are five hot trends to watch.

What’s next for AlphaFold: A conversation with a Google DeepMind Nobel laureate

Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

“I’ll be shocked if we don’t see more and more LLM impact on science,” says John Jumper.

America’s coming war over AI regulation

Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

In 2026, states will go head to head with the White House’s sweeping executive order.

What’s next for carbon removal?

Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Companies have still drawn down only enough CO2 to cancel out a few hours of US emissions. Here’s what it will take to really scale up the sector.

What’s next for AI and math

Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Is AI closing in on human mathematicians?

Why having “humans in the loop” in an AI war is an illusion

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

We don't really understand AI's inner workings, so we're effectively flying blind.

Where OpenAI’s technology could show up in Iran

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Three places to watch, from the margins of war to the center of combat.

A defense official reveals how AI chatbots could be used for targeting decisions

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Though the US military's big data initiative Maven has sped up the planning of strikes for years, the comments suggest that generative AI is now adding a new interpretative layer to such deliberations.

The new war room

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Militaries already use AI to detect what humans might miss. Now they also want an advice engine for commanders to consult in battle.

The Pentagon is planning for AI companies to train on classified data, defense official says

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The generative AI models used in classified environments can answer questions but don't currently learn from the data they see. That could soon change.

How AI is turning the Iran conflict into theater

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

AI-enabled dashboards, combined with prediction markets and fake imagery, are reshaping how war is observed.

Is the Pentagon allowed to surveil Americans with AI?

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Artificial intelligence is supercharging surveillance, and the law has not caught up with it.

The Pentagon’s culture war tactic against Anthropic has backfired

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Decisions to tweet first and lawyer later didn’t sit well with a federal judge, who last week halted the government’s punishment of the AI company.

OpenAI’s “compromise” with the Pentagon is what Anthropic feared

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Anthropic pushed for moral boundaries. OpenAI settled for softer legal ones, and now it stands to benefit as the Pentagon rushes out a politicized AI strategy during strikes on Iran.

The State of AI: How war will be changed forever

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The ethical quandaries and financial incentives around AI’s use by the military.