[Desautels Tech Review]

(Groseclose, T. M.) How AI Could Help Solve the World’s Plastic Problem Every year, humanity produces more than 460 million metrics tons of plastic with around 20 million tones of those, ends up as litter in the environment. Where, AI at the sametime considering traditional recycling methods remain far from perfect. Where consuming large amount of energy and often producing downcycled materials, which are often lower in quality than original plastic. As a result, researchers

(Bhattacharjee) INTRODUCTION: “Whoever becomes the leader in artificial intelligence will rule the world,” warned Vladimir Putin in 2017. But these days, it more and more reflects an expanding reality. Artificial intelligence is quickly evolving into a key component of geopolitical power and is no longer just a productivity or innovation tool. Industrial capacity and nuclear arsenals played a major role in determining geopolitical influence for the majority of the twentieth c

("Age Verification, Stiletto, Fluorescent") Introduction In the past, online age verification was used to prevent children from accessing taboo content on the internet. However, over the last few years, it has rapidly been rolling out on major websites, including Instagram, Roblox, and YouTube. Coincidentally, governments across the globe are enacting legislation mandating age checks on several websites. For example, new laws in Australia and France enforced strict age checks

(Center and Knispel) Introduction In the fight against online misinformation, social media platforms have long relied on centralized fact-checking teams to flag false content. But that model is shifting. X (formerly Twitter) and now Meta are turning to users themselves through programs like Community Notes, crowdsourced systems that let the crowd decide what needs context. At first glance, this looks like platforms handing responsibility to the people. But research suggests s

("The Great Rebuild: How AI is Re-Architecting the Tech Organization") Introduction Artificial intelligence has become increasingly embedded in companies’ operations, supporting tasks such as coding, testing, research, decision-making, and workflow design. Tesla, as one of the leading tech companies, has already applied such an approach to autonomous driving. Unlike other automotive firms that relied heavily on sensor-based technologies, Tesla emphasized a vision-based system

Santos, Abet. “AI Tech x Venture Capital.” LinkedIn , 8 Sept. 2025, https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-tech-x-venture-capital-abet-santos-dhczc/ .  Introduction In the opening part of the series, we learned that artificial intelligence is a help factor in the future, but not a total replacement factor, in the deal sourcing process of venture capital. The subsequent logical move in the VC method is due diligence, which is generally regarded as the most time-demanding and costly

“Unfolding The AI Investment Landscape – SwissCognitive AI Investment Radar.” SwissCognitive | AI Ventures, Advisory & Research , 8 May 2024, https://swisscognitive.ch/2024/05/08/unfolding-the-ai-investment-landscape-swisscognitive-ai-investment-radar/ . Introduction With its barely measurable transition from a cutting-edge innovation to one of the leading forces, artificial intelligence has changed the face of the whole financial industry. Venture Capital (VC), the most info

“NLP Diagram Showing Inputs and Applications.”  Intellias ,  https://intellias.com/natural-language-processing-nlp-in-healthcare/ . Introduction Nonprofits in the digital age are exposed to an unending flow of public opinion. These opinions in the form of social media posts, online reviews, and survey responses generate a huge volume of texts that reveal how communities perceive an organization or cause. To digest this information properly, a lot of nonprofits have turned to