AI
Anthropic announces expansion in Cambridge after ex-employee critsizes AI companies
Anthropic, the AI research and development company that produces the popular chatbot Claude, is deepening its roots in Cambridge. The San Francisco-based corporation announced on Tuesday that it will lease 24,000 square feet of office space at the One Kendall Square office complex for long-term use, according to a statement first obtained by The Boston […]
MIT doctoral student wins $10,000 award for algorithm implemented by WeChat
An MIT doctoral student won a $10,000 award in August for developing a new approach to recommendation algorithms that has already been adopted by Tencent WeChat, where it helps determine what content is shown to more than a billion users. Read more Keep an eye, and ear, out for migrating nighthawks Lei Huang, 30, a […]
The madness of Wonder
After the MIT-incubated concept Spyce set up shop in Harvard Square in 2021, I wrote about how an AI bot made my lunch. That automated food-assembly-line processor was then sold to Sweetgreen, and last year, the tech was acquired by the Wonder Group, a culinary empire that has been morphing and growing since its inception […]
Moulton on affordability, research support and AI regulation
Journalists from The Belmont Voice, Brookline.News, Cambridge Day, Lexington Observer, The Waltham Times and Your Arlington Now met with U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., who is a candidate for the U.S. Senate. The same group will also meet with Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass. Read more Bautista’s defendant arraigned, charged with murder U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, […]
How to protect children from their own prompts
We live in a world where artificial intelligence is everywhere: from the stock market to coffee makers to an AI-generated image that President Trump posted online, portraying himself as Jesus healing the sick. AI can be a powerful force for good. But the AI tsunami flooding the world can be dangerous for people with no […]