Fewer federal workers, same mission: Why AI is the productivity-first technology critical to agency operations and efficiency

Justin Fanelli, the Navy’s chief technology officer, said training and outcome based metrics are trying to remove friction around AI implementation.

AI-assisted writing is creeping into newsrooms under the guise of efficiency. But the tradeoff may be more profound than publishers are willing to admit.

In crowded environments, more robots don’t always mean faster results—in fact, too many can bring everything to a standstill. Harvard researchers discovered a surprising fix: adding a bit of randomness to how robots move can actually prevent gridlock and boost efficiency. By allowing robots to “wiggle” slightly instead of marching in straight lines, they can slip past each other and keep tasks flowing smoothly.