Military drones and banned US chips
New report: Generative AI in industrial design and engineering
Generative AI has the potential to transform industrial design and engineering, making it more important than ever for leaders in those industries to stay ahead of the game. That’s why MIT Technology Review has produced a new research report that highlights the potential benefits — and pitfalls — of this new technology.
The report includes two case studies from leading industrial and tech companies that are already applying generative AI to their work, and a bunch of takeaways and best practices from industry leaders. It is now available to download for $195.
The must reads
I’ve scoured the internet to find you the funniest/most important/scariest/fascinating stories about technology today.
1 China’s nuclear weapons lab bought banned US chips
Despite decades-old export restrictions, it has acquired US semiconductors at least six times in recent years. (WSJ $)
2 Baidu is developing a ChatGPT rival
In view of integrating the chatbot into its search engine, as Microsoft intends. (WSJ $)
+ Here’s what ChatGPT can tell us about technohumanism. (The Atlantic Ocean $)
+ Here’s how Microsoft might use ChatGPT. (MIT Technology Review)
3 San Francisco’s self-driving cars are getting weird
To the point that residents call 911 about their erratic behavior. (Motherboard)
+ It forces the city to rethink the robotaxi expansion. (NBC news)
+ The big new idea of making self-driving cars that can go anywhere. (MIT Technology Review)
4 Tech’s largest companies channel their inner startup
Everything is getting too messy – it’s time to get back to basics. (Vox)
+ The new AI arms race is being led by agile startups, not Big Tech. (WP $)
5 The shape of water politics in the US
Tribal nations in the Southwest control much of the water in the drought-stricken region. (New Yorker $)
+ Who really pays the price of climate change? (Wired $)
+ The architect makes friends with floods. (MIT Technology Review)
6 The British universities are turning on their spin-outs
Commercializing technology developed on campus comes at a price. (FT $)
7 What it takes to update the human genome
The current code is largely based on one man, which is far from representative. (The protector)
