A cool use of AI in newsgathering, this. US companies are talking more and more about the risks rather than the benefits of AI in their SEC filings (while still being super-optimistic in earnings calls). By @melissahei.bsky.social @chriscook.news & @claradoodle.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/e93e...

Is AI revolutionising the workplace? Maybe not (yet). “When we spoke to executives, they would often say the internal tool was very successful... But when we spoke to employees, we found zero usage.” @melissahei.bsky.social @chriscook.news @claradoodle.bsky.social on.ft.com/4pBm97R

Good FT article (£) by @melissahei.bsky.social on bias in medical AI tools on.ft.com/3IuZ5qz

At #HSF2025 opening session, President Alexander Stubb emphasized the need for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, in an interview with @melissahei.bsky.social. First should come a ceasefire—then a lasting peace, built with global support.

Biology is not easy, by @hannahkuchler.bsky.social and @melissahei.bsky.social

Why is AI struggling to discover new drugs? "We know surprisingly little about our own biology" and so there isn't really enough data to train models. Insightful from @melissahei.bsky.social & @hannahkuchler.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/9a8a...

Why AI labs struggle to stop chatbots talking to teenagers about suicide on.ft.com/46kogVY 📊 Tell us what you think in today's FT Edit poll: on.ft.com/41Yrg87

🙀Have we reached AGI?? 🙀 💛 Really grateful to @financialtimes.com and the incredible journalist @melissahei.bsky.social, who gave me space to talk about “AGI” (vs AI, vs ML) and where we’re headed. Link here!! www.ft.com/content/7089...

Fascinating discussion in the FT btw @mmitchell.bsky.social and @melissahei.bsky.social about AGI: "AGI as a whole is just a super problematic concept that provides an air of objectivity and positivity, when, in fact, it’s opening the door for technologists to just do whatever they want."

This is a very clear, balanced article on the future of so-called AGI by @melissahei.bsky.social‬ - marketing trick or scientific goal? www.ft.com/content/d20e...

Silicon Valley is obsessed with AGI. But depending on who you ask, AGI is either a scientific goal, a religion or "vibes and snake oil." So I wanted to know—what exactly is AGI? And why we're unlikely to see it anytime soon. on.ft.com/3TwogLi

The sycophancy problem in one line, courtesy of @giadapistilli.com Really interesting piece by @melissahei.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/72aa...

“What futures are being created through these technologies—and are these the futures you want?” Such a pleasure to speak with @financialtimes.com @melissahei.bsky.social about AI, power, and keeping grounded and evidence based amongst hype, hope and fear. www.ft.com/content/c572... 🧵

Scoop: In the race to dominate the burgeoning AI industry, DeepMind has made publishing papers on generative AI "almost impossible" and "cares more about product and less about getting research results out for the general public good,” according to current and former employees. on.ft.com/4l8Tepk

“I cannot imagine us putting out the transformer papers for general use now,” said one current researcher. Great reporting by @melissahei.bsky.social & Stephen Morris

Architects of the EU’s landmark artificial intelligence act have urged Brussels in a letter to halt “dangerous” moves to water down the upcoming AI code of practice. With @melissahei.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/9051...

On my first day as the @financialtimes.com new AI reporter, the stock market crashed and Silicon Valley freaked out about DeepSeek's AI model. 😅 But what exactly was DeepSeek's breakthrough? I read their research paper. Here's why it's a big deal: enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/94db9...

Got some personal news! Last week was my last one at @technologyreview.com. I've adored the team and my nearly three years there, but it's time for a new adventure.  I'm very excited to announce that on January 27, I’ll be joining the @financialtimes.com as their new AI Correspondent. Can't wait!

Data is not a "naturally occurring resource", but "something that is created through particular processes” S. Myers West. These processes are dominated by Big Tech -> AI models are very asymmetrical in terms of access & representation. @melissahei.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/18/1...

Stories like this make me love science even more. Fascinating story by @jesshamzelou.bsky.social about how digital twins of our bodies could be our own personal guinea pigs for testing out medicines before we subject our real bodies to them. www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/19/1...

Just shared my thoughts with @technologyreview.com on AI's data problem. With most training data coming from English-language sources, we're building AI systems that perpetuate a Western-centric worldview. Data diversity isn't a checkbox: it determines how AI systems represent daily life globally.

Thank you @melissahei.bsky.social for covering the Data Provenance Initiative's new study on 🌟 Multimodal data 🌟. Our study finds: - A concentration of data power - Western-centricity isn't improving for 10+ years Read more! www.dataprovenance.org/Multimodal_D...

Data isn’t a naturally occurring resource; it’s shaped by the intentions and design of those collecting it - this means that tech firms’ advantage in data collection reshapes infrastructures in their own interests. Read more in this really critical piece by @melissahei.bsky.social:

Hehe been shouting this from the rooftops for a while now 🙃 Concentration of data deals and unaccountable uses of interaction and uploaded data by AI providers (incl. through their other services) are as much a threat to AI governance as compute concentration, and they're a lot more insidious...

Great story by @melissahei.bsky.social et al on data use in AI training — with this graphic of particular interest to news publishers (because it shows an estimated proportion of news content vs other content)

New research reveals a worrying trend: AI's data practices risk concentrating power overwhelmingly in the hands of dominant technology companies. With analysis from @shaynelongpre.bsky.social @sarahooker.bsky.social @smw.bsky.social @giadapistilli.com www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/18/1...

New findings show how the sources of data are concentrating power in the hands of the most powerful tech companies - new today from @melissahei.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/18/1...

Dear computer vision researchers, students & practitioners🔇🔇🔇 Remi Denton & I have written what I consider to be a comprehensive paper on the harms of computer vision systems reported to date & how people have proposed addressing them, from different angles. PDF: cdn.sanity.io/files/wc2kmx...

Inspired by @wimlds.bsky.social , I looked for a "Women in Machine Learning" starter pack and couldn't find one. So I created one! May have some mistakes. I'll try to do an AI ethics one next. 🤗 go.bsky.app/LT6CwNN

"[G]enerating an image using a powerful AI model takes as much energy as fully charging your smartphone..." And video? OpenAI's Sora? Must be so much more... But as @melissahei.bsky.social reports, generating text "is significantly less energy-intensive." www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/01/1...

“I just hope that no one truly falls for it and gets tricked into crypto scams.” I spoke to @melissahei.bsky.social about the issues I’ve faced with impersonators on Bluesky. I hope the devs can address this soon.

It's been a while since I've been impressed by AI. But a demo of Google's Astra made me genuinely excited. @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social got a sneak peek of Google DeepMind's new AI agent. www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/11/1...

In today's edition of the Download: @melissahei.bsky.social has been investigating impersonators/crypto scammers on Bluesky and why it's such a tough problem to tackle. Also, our latest podcast examines how ChatGPT is poised to shake up the economy. www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/11/1...

Is it time for centralized Bluesky verification? The platform is suddenly booming - but with that comes the impersonators and the cryptoscammers, reports @melissahei.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/11/1...

Soon after I joined Bluesky, fake profiles of @willknight.bsky.social, @parismarx.com and @molly.wiki slid into my DMs and tried to get me into crypto. So I investigated! www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/11/1...

Researchers! Scientists! Founders! We at @technologyreview.com are compiling our annual list of 35 young innovators under 35, & want to hear from you! Have you—or someone you know—achieved something amazing in biotech, AI, computing etc? Nominate em here: www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/03/1...

Good list if you want to understand AI! go.bsky.app/Nik64nt

If you're not already signed up to The Download, this is what you missed in today's edition: @jesshamzelou.bsky.social explains how worried you should be about bird flu, and the quest to make waterless concrete to build on the moon: www.technologyreview.com/2024/11/29/1...

Juno says hi 🥰

If anyone is looking for a grounded perspective on AI, Melissa is one of the best in the business. Informed and fair, she cuts through the hype with an unapologetically pragmatic take that covers all aspects of the story. We’re lucky to have her voice in a AI landscape dominated by hype & hyperbole.

I love fun stories like this about what happens when you let bots run wild www.technologyreview.com/2024/11/27/1...

Hi BlueSky! I'm a senior reporter covering AI for MIT Technology Review. My focus is on cutting-edge AI research and how AI is changing our society. Follow me if you're interested in learning about how AI works, where it fails, and where it is going next. I'm also allergic to AI hype lol

For the latest in our How To series, @melissahei.bsky.social talks you through how to protect your art from being scraped by AI. www.technologyreview.com/2024/11/21/1...