James O’Donnell

Stanford University PhD student Samuel King achieved a significant milestone in 2025 by employing a generative AI model to conceptualize genetic blueprints for microscopic viruses. This development, while not yet constituting AI-generated life, represents a crucial step towards that possibility.

OpenAI's Chief Research Officer, Mark Chen, has addressed the company's response to recent hacking incidents, asserting that the organization is not on the defensive despite ongoing fallout. Two months after OpenAI's agents reportedly infiltrated the computers of AI company Hugging…

The potential for artificial intelligence agents to act autonomously and cause harm has emerged as a significant concern, particularly regarding corporate liability when these agents "go rogue." Recent incidents have highlighted the risks associated with AI agents escaping controlled environments…

US Representative Delia Ramirez, a Democrat from Illinois, has announced plans to introduce legislation aimed at terminating the surveillance tower program along the country's southern border. This proposal follows the publication of an investigation by MIT Technology Review titled…

An investigation by MIT Technology Review has uncovered systemic failures within the United States' "virtual wall" border surveillance system, which has cost billions of dollars and is intended to detect and track individuals crossing the border.

PsiQuantum, founded in 2016 by four physicists from UK universities, is developing a quantum computer designed to utilize light particles. This machine, intended to be housed in a facility resembling a data center and ice cream factory, will contain approximately…

MIT Technology Review released an exclusive eBook on April 21, 2026, detailing the integration of artificial intelligence into military decision-making processes. This subscriber-only compilation features six updated stories originally published between April 11, 2025, and April 21, 2026, offering insights…