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AI is a genius. It's also an idiot. Welcome to the 'jagged edge.'

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What will ChatGPT and AI in general do for us in the future? Businesses are trying to figure it out.

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Rivian's CEO explains why he got a Ph.D. — and why he chose MIT over Stanford

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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe described picking between Stanford and MIT as being "recruited for a nerd sports team."

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We Finally Know How General Anesthesia Knocks You Out

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Anesthesiologist gives patient general anesthesia before a surgery.

What productivity boom? AI will provide just a 1% GDP boost over the next decade, MIT economist says.

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Artificial intelligence is likely to continue its push into the workplace in 2024.

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A Harvard Medical School professor with ADHD shares how he retrained his brain for deep work and reached peak productivity

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Jeff Karp suffered from undiagnosed ADHD as a child and taught himself tricks for focused work.

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An MIT professor devised a 'Fortress Ukraine' plan in 1994 that proved remarkably right about the Russian invasion

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Ukrainian troops on a BWP infantry fighting vehicle prepare for combat towards Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on March 17.

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AI is too expensive to steal some jobs — for now, MIT study finds

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AI may not be coming for your job — yet.

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This MIT study says AI won't take my job. But it doesn't make me feel too sure that AI won't take my job.

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The robot baker is unlikely to replace human bakers.

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Bill Ackman says he'll review all MIT professors for plagiarism

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MIT's president announces new steps for the university — one day after Harvard's Claudine Gay resigned

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