Состояние искусственного интеллекта и защита медведей с помощью дронов
MIT Tech Review AI
Если вы следите за новостями об искусственном интеллекте, вы, вероятно, испытываете информационную перегрузку. Искусственный интеллект - это золотая лихорадка. Искусственный интеллект - это пузырь. Искусственный интеллект отберет вашу работу. Искусственный интеллект даже не может прочитать часы.
Ежегодный отчет Стэнфордского университета о состоянии искусственного интеллекта - это своего рода отчетная карта для этой области. Данные показывают, что технология развивается быстрее, чем мы можем ее контролировать.
Почему мнения об искусственном интеллекте так разнообразны
Индекс искусственного интеллекта Стэнфордского университета содержит много интересных статистических данных. Он также показывает, что эта область полна противоречий, особенно в разрыве между экспертами и неэкспертами.
73% экспертов в США считают, что влияние искусственного интеллекта на работу положительное, в то время как только 23% общества придерживаются такого же мнения. Аналогичные разрывы наблюдаются в экономике и здравоохранении.
Профессии будущего: Первый респондент по дикой природе
Гризли в восточной части Монтаны так хорошо восстановились, что в 2017 году штат нанял своего первого менеджера по гризли: биолога дикой природы Уэсли Сарменто.
В течение семи лет Сарменто работал над тем, чтобы не допустить проблем как для медведей, так и для людей. Он действовал как первый респондент, пытаясь предотвратить потенциально опасные ситуации.
The Download: the state of AI, and protecting bears with drones
MIT Tech Review AI
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.
Want to understand the current state of AI? Check out these charts.
If you’re following AI news, you’re probably getting whiplash. AI is a gold rush. AI is a bubble. AI is taking your job. AI can’t even read a clock. Stanford’s 2026 AI Index—the field’s annual report card—cuts through the noise.
Stanford’s 2026 AI Index is full of striking stats. It also reveals a field riddled with inconsistencies, most notably in the gap between experts and non-experts.
On jobs, 73% of US experts view AI’s impact positively, compared to just 23% of the public. Similar divides emerged on the economy and healthcare. What’s driving this disconnect?
Part of the answer may lie in their diverging experiences. Those using AI for coding and technical work see it at its best, while everyone else gets a more mixed bag. The result is two very different realities. Read the full story on what they are—and why they matter.
This story is from The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Monday.
—Will Douglas Heaven
Job titles of the future: Wildlife first responder
Grizzly bears have made such a comeback across eastern Montana that in 2017, the state hired its first-ever prairie-based grizzly manager: wildlife biologist Wesley Sarmento.
For seven years, Sarmento worked to keep both bears and humans out of trouble. He acted like a first responder, trying to defuse potentially dangerous situations. He even got caught in some himself, which led him to a new wildlife safety tool: drones. Find out the results of his experiments in digital ecology.
—Emily Senkosky
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The must-reads
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.
1 Human scientists still trounce the top AI agents at complex tasks The best agents perform only half as well as experts with PhDs.(Nature) + Can AI really help us discover new materials? (MIT Technology Review)
2 OpenAI is escalating its fight with Anthropic while pulling away from Microsoft A leaked memo exposes plans to attack Anthropic. (Axios) + And says Microsoft “limited our ability” to reach clients. (The Information $) + While touting a budding alliance with Amazon. (CNBC)
3 Carbon removal technology is stalling—and that may be good news Better solutions could now emerge.(New Scientist) + Here are three that are set to break through. (MIT Technology Review)
4 AI is finding bugs faster than we can fix them—and hackers will benefit Welcome to the bug armageddon. (WSJ $) + AI may soon be capable of fully automated attacks. (MIT Technology Review)
5 A Texas man has been charged with the attempted murder of Sam Altman He allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at the OpenAI CEO’s home last Friday. (NPR) + The suspect reportedly had a list of other AI leaders. (NYT $)
6 AI is beginning to transform mathematics It’s proving new results at a rapid pace. (Quanta) + One AI startup plans to unearth new mathematical patterns. (MIT Technology Review)
7 Students are turning away from computer science It’s had a massive drop in enrollments. (WP $) + AI coding tools have diminished the degree’s value. (NYT $)
8 India’s bid to become a data center hub is sparking a fierce backlash Farmers are protesting Delhi’s courtship of hyperscalers. (Rest of World)
9 Meta is set to overtake Google in advertising revenue this year And become the world’s largest digital ad platform for the first time. (WSJ)
10 AI influencers are taking over Coachella Synthetic content creators are “everywhere” at the festival. (The Verge)
Quote of the day
“These people are almost nothing like you. They are most likely sociopathic/psychopathic and, in the case of Altman, consistently reported to be a pathological liar.”
—The alleged firebomber of Sam Altman’s home shares his distrust of AI leaders in a blog post.
One More Thing
We’ve never understood how hunger works. That might be about to change.
A few years ago, Brad Lowell, a Harvard University neuroscientist, figured out how to crank the food drive to the maximum. He did it by stimulating neurons in mice. Now, he’s following known parts of the neural hunger circuits into uncharted parts of the brain.
The work could have important implications for public health. More than 1.9 billion adults worldwide are overweight, and more than 650 million are obese. Understanding the circuits involved could shed new light on why these numbers are skyrocketing.
