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MIT September 22, 2026 By Thomas Macaulay neutral

The Download: why AI’s latest breakthroughs and fears may be more hype than reality

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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. Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype  —Timnit Gebru, executive director of the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR), and Emily M. Bender, professor of linguistics at the University of…
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