Meet Gilbert Strang: The MIT professor who quietly taught the math behind modern AI

An X post by investor Ihtesham Ali revives global interest in Gilbert Strang, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor whose free linear algebra lectures transformed how millions learn the ...

A lifetime of teaching the maths behind AI to generations

For more than six decades, Gilbert Strang stood at a chalkboard at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He taught ...

Former MIT president says the US is losing the innovation race to China

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with L. Rafael Reif, former president of MIT, about his recent essay in Foreign Affairs, "America Is Losing the Innovation Race: Why the Future of Science Might Be Chinese." ...

AI robots are learning to do simple human tasks at a factory in Massachusetts

The robots are in their early stages of development. So they mess up quite a bit. They certainly aren't doing these tasks ...
CNBC

AI may replace your financial advisor, MIT professor says — but there's one big hurdle

Artificial intelligence can give sophisticated financial advice and may be able to replace human financial advisors in the future, financial and legal experts said. However, unlike many human advisors ...
Defense One

US intelligence elevates AI as a top global threat in new report

Artificial intelligence is a major subtheme of the U.S. intelligence community’s annual report on threats—one increasingly described in strategic, not just technical, terms. In its 2026 Worldwide ...
USA Today

These colleges and universities are offering majors in AI. What is that?

As artificial intelligence continues to stake its claim in technology and society, more colleges and universities are adopting it into its curriculum, including as majors and areas of study.
Forbes

The Rapid Trajectory Of Artificial Intelligence

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Artificial intelligence continues to evolve at an accelerating pace, transitioning from ...
consilium.europa

Council agrees position to streamline rules on Artificial Intelligence

Today the Council agreed its position on the proposal to streamline certain rules regarding artificial intelligence (AI). The proposal forms part of the so-called “Omnibus VII” legislative package in ...
Gizmodo

Sam Altman Says Intelligence Will Be a Utility, and He’s Just the Man to Collect the Bills

In an appearance at BlackRock’s U.S. Infrastructure Summit on Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman offered a surprisingly clear articulation of how he imagines the future of artificial intelligence—it’s ...
Nature

Artificial general intelligence must be assessed in its scientific and societal context

A recent Comment argues that artificial intelligence already has human-level intelligence (E. K. Chen et al. Nature 650, 36–40; 2026). Although mostly compelling, the arguments disregard crucial ...