The Download: digital twins, and where AI data really comes from

AI is all about data. Reams and reams of data are needed to train algorithms to do what we want, and what goes into the AI models determines what comes out. But here’s the problem: AI developers and ... Read More

How to pitch MIT Technology Review

What is an MIT Technology Review story? MIT Technology Review publishes a wide range of stories, from breaking news to long-term investigations. We want stories about technology itself ... Read More

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Nearly everything on the American plate is processed, shipped, stored, and sold under refrigeration. In her new book, Nicola Twilley reflects on what it means to be entirely dependent on artificial ... Read More

MIT Technology Review turns 125

This year, MIT Technology Review celebrates its 125 birthday. We published our first issue way way back in January of 1899. Since then, the magazine has undergone myriad changes, but its focus on ... Read More

The Download: 2024’s biggest technology flops, and AI’s search for energy

All the practitioners MIT Technology Review interviewed spoke enthusiastically about their work: it is fueled by passion, a sense of urgency, and the satisfaction of building solutions for real ... Read More

James O'Donnell

Prior to joining MIT Technology Review, I was a reporting fellow at the investigative news outlet FRONTLINE PBS. My other work has appeared in The Washington Post, ProPublica, WNYC, and other outlets. Read More

Artificial intelligence

Founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1899, MIT Technology Review is a world-renowned, independent media company whose insight, analysis, reviews, interviews and live events ... Read More

10 Breakthrough Technologies2014

Technology news is full of incremental developments ... Founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1899, MIT Technology Review is a world-renowned, independent media company whose ... Read More

Scott J Mulligan

I'm an AI reporter at MIT ... Technology Review through the Tarbell Fellowship, focusing on policy, governance, and the inner workings of AI. I’ve also worked as a documentary filmmaker for VICE ... Read More