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The Download: AI puzzles and a path to our nearest star system
MIT Technology ReviewWednesday, September 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM
RedScroll Brief
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. AI models flub these intelligence tests.
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- Impact
- High
- Category
- Technology
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. 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. AI models flub these intelligence tests. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to The Download and Technology.
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What happened
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. AI models flub these intelligence tests.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
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MIT Technology Review published: The Download: AI puzzles and a path to our nearest star system
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to The Download and Technology.
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