Innovation
The Rise of Luxury Car Theft and the AI-Powered Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance
MIT Technology Review's latest newsletter explores two converging tech stories: the alarming surge in high-tech luxury vehicle theft and a scientist's groundbreaking use of AI to discover new antibiotics from unexpected sources.
Key Takeaways
- Criminal networks use relay devices, CAN bus injectors, and GPS jammers to steal luxury vehicles at scale
- César de la Fuente uses AI to discover potential antibiotics from extinct organisms, human proteins, and metagenomic data
- Antimicrobial resistance kills an estimated 1.27 million people annually, and the new drug pipeline has slowed dramatically
- AI can evaluate millions of candidate molecules far faster than traditional screening methods
- Both stories highlight how morally neutral technology can serve destructive or life-saving purposes
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