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Dan, Skyler, and Ada discuss the latest developments in artificial intelligence, from research breakthroughs to industry applications.
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- 72
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- Sep 15, 2026
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Could AI tell you where you left your keys? (opens the original)
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## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Could AI tell you where you left your keys?** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/could-ai-tell-you-where-you-left-your-keys-0617) - **Alexander Rakhlin named director of the MIT Statistics and Data Science Center** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/alexander-rakhlin-named-director-mit-statistics-data-science-center-0803) - **AI ‘Actor’ Tilly Norwood Told Me That ‘All Lives Matter’** (Wired AI) - [Read more](
David Autor named head of the Department of Economics (opens the original)
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## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **David Autor named head of the Department of Economics** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/david-autor-named-head-department-economics-0626) - **Meta adds another 650 MW of solar power to its AI push** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/meta-adds-another-650-mw-of-solar-power-to-its-ai-push/) - **How novice coders can develop AI programs for military applications** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https:
OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki (opens the original)
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## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/openai-agents-discussed-ways-to-escape-their-sandbox-on-public-wiki/) - **Why this month's Microsoft patch release is a doozy** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/microsoft-patches-a-record-972-vulnerabilities-112-of-them-critical/) - **Ila Kumar: Innovating with commu
Lawyer fined $5K over AI-hallucinated witnesses in a murder case (opens the original)
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## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Lawyer fined $5K over AI-hallucinated witnesses in a murder case** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/994207/chatgpt-new-mexico-lawyer-fined-murder-appeal) - **AI agents create virtual playgrounds to help robots get crucial training data** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/ai-agents-create-virtual-playgrounds-to-help-robots-get-crucial-training-data-0713) - **AI agents meant to rep
AI helps design new materials that work in the real world (opens the original)
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## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **AI helps design new materials that work in the real world** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/ai-helps-design-new-materials-that-work-in-real-world-0826) - **System helps humans predict when self-driving cars will make mistakes** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/system-helps-humans-predict-when-self-driving-cars-will-make-mistakes-0902) - **A better way to model the behavior of metal alloys** (MIT AI News)
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