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This article first appeared in The Debrief, MIT Technology Review’s weekly newsletter from our editor in chief Mat Honan. To receive it in your inbox every Friday,  sign up here. On Tuesday last week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a blog post and video titled “More Speech and Fewer Mistakes.”  Zuckerberg—whose previous self-acknowledged mistakes include the Cambridge Analytica… Read more

LlamaV-o1, a groundbreaking AI model from MBZUAI, revolutionizes multimodal reasoning by providing transparent step-by-step explanations across text and visual tasks, outperforming competitors in speed and accuracy.Read More Read more

Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book,” to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely. Read more

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made significant strides in various fields, including healthcare, finance, and education. However, its adoption is not without challenges. Concerns about data privacy, biases in algorithms, and potential job displacement have raised valid questions about its societal impact. Additionally, the “black box” nature of many AI systems makes it difficult to understand… Read more

As we step into 2025, GenAI continues to establish itself as a transformative force, redefining industries and pushing the boundaries of innovation. This year promises to be a milestone in AI advancements, with GenAI leading the charge.  Data science platform maker Dataiku has released its annual trends report, “5 GenAI Trends for 2025: Beware the… Read more

Developing Graphical User Interface (GUI) Agents faces two key challenges that hinder their effectiveness. First, existing agents lack robust reasoning capabilities, relying primarily on single-step operations and failing to incorporate reflective learning mechanisms. This usually leads to errors being repeated in the execution of complex, multi-step tasks. Most current systems rely very much on textual… Read more

This article is part of our exclusive career advice series in partnership with the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society. When thinking about influencers, you might initially consider people with a large social media following who have the power to affect people with an interest in fashion, fitness, or food. However, the people closest to… Read more

UC Berkeley released an open-source model that’s on par with o1’s math and coding abilities – for a fraction of the cost. Read more

A series of job listings for the ChatGPT maker’s robotics team suggest the company is finally ready to leap into hardware. Read more

Large reasoning models are developed to solve difficult problems by breaking them down into smaller, manageable steps and solving each step individually. The models use reinforcement learning to enhance their reasoning abilities and develop very detailed and logical solutions. However, while this method is effective, it has its challenges. Overthinking and error in missing or… Read more