Military drones and US chips banned

New Report: Generative AI in Industrial Design and Engineering

Generative AI has the potential to transform industrial design and engineering, making it more important than ever for leaders in these industries to stay ahead of the curve. The MIT Technology Review has therefore created a new research report that highlights the potential benefits – and pitfalls – of this new technology.

The report includes two case studies of leading industrial and engineering companies that are already applying generative AI to their work, plus a ton of takeaways and best practices from industry leaders. It is now available for download for $195.

The unavoidable

I’ve scoured the internet to find you today’s funniest/important/scariest/fascinating stories about technology.

1 Chinese Nuclear Weapons Lab Bought Banned American Chips
It has obtained U.S. semiconductors at least six times in recent years despite decades-old export restrictions. (WSJ$)

2 Baidu is developing a ChatGPT rival
In order to integrate the chatbot into its search engine, as planned by Microsoft. (WSJ$)
+ Here’s what ChatGPT can tell us about technohumanism. (Atlantic $)
+ Here’s how Microsoft could use ChatGPT. (MIT Technology Review)

3 Self-driving cars in San Francisco are getting weird
To the point that locals are calling 911 about their erratic behavior. (Motherboard)
+ This forces the city to reconsider its robotaxi expansion. (NBC News)
+ The big new idea for making self-driving cars that can go anywhere. (MIT Technology Review)

4 The Biggest Tech Companies Channel Their Inner Startup
Everything is getting too messy, it’s time to get back to basics. (voice)
+ The new AI arms race is being driven by nimble startups, not Big Tech. (WP$)

5 The shape of water policy in the United States
Tribal nations in the southwest control much of the drought-stricken region’s water. (New Yorkers $)
+ Who is really paying the price for climate change? (Wired $)
+ The architect befriends the floods. (MIT Technology Review)

6 UK universities launch their spinouts
The commercialization of technology developed on campus has a price. (FT$)

7 What it takes to update the human genome
The current code is mostly male-based, which is far from representative. (The Guardian)