Transformer architecture, the one innovation that supercharged AI: Best ideas of the century

Today’s most powerful AI tools – those that can summarize documents, generate artwork, write poetry or predict how incredibly complex proteins fold – all rest on the shoulders of the “transformer”. This neural network architecture, first announced in 2017 at a modest conference center in California, allows machines to process information in a way that…

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Using big data, AI to boost physician training

AMA News Feed Using big data and AI to boost doctor training January 15, 2026 Winners of the AMA’s new Transforming Lifelong Learning Through Precision Education grant program plan to harness and make sense of big data and apply augmented intelligence (AI) to provide medical students and residents in training, as well as practicing physicians,…

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Agentic AI edges closer to everyday production use

Many security and operations teams now spend less time wondering whether agentic AI has a place in production and more time determining how to run it securely at scale. A new research report from Dynatrace examines how large organizations are moving agentic AI from pilot projects to real-world environments and where these efforts are stagnating….

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Building Trust in Agentic AI

From principles to practice As artificial intelligence systems become more agentic and capable of multi-step reasoning and autonomous action, the issue of trust moves from theory to practice. These challenges are the focus of the Trust in AI Alliance, a new forum hosted by Thomson Reuters Labs that brings together leading AI researchers and engineers…

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Shield AI Signs Contract with Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology to Accelerate and Indigenize Taiwan-Developed AI Pilots

TAIPEI, February 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Shield AI today announced that it has signed a contract with Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) to advance the development, demonstration and deployment of AI-driven unmanned systems. The collaboration will integrate Shield AI’s Hivemind platform into NCSIST’s intelligent unmanned systems, supporting both software development and…

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The Oscars’ AI Lie: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

(Illustration by Ankler; Charles Eshelman/Getty Images) Share I cover the intersection of Hollywood and AI for paying subscribers. I wrote about eight companies that are using AI the right wayexplored Disney’s deal with OpenAI and I dove into what AI interpreter is Tilly Norwood means for the actors. The Academy cinema arts and sciences keeps…

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