Policy & Regulation

The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die?

An MIT Technology Review investigation found over 1,050 people died within range of U.S. border surveillance towers between 2015 and early 2026, despite the government spending billions on AI-enabled systems designed to detect migrants and enable rescue responses. The analysis reveals that surveillance failures and delayed or absent agent responses occurred repeatedly across multiple generations of technology, from basic camera systems to advanced autonomous towers from companies like Anduril and Elbit.

Source: MIT Technology Review

4 ways to address the failures we found along the US border’s “virtual wall”

MIT Technology Review's investigation found that people have died near US border surveillance towers despite AI-enabled detection systems, with cases involving undetected crossings, broken equipment, and failed agent responses. The article proposes four reforms: conducting comprehensive audits of deaths near the virtual wall, improving migrant death tracking

SA wins bid to host World Robot Olympiad

Cape Town has won the bid to host the 2028 World Robot Olympiad International Final, marking the first time the flagship robotics competition will be held on the African continent. The event will showcase robotics talent and innovation from competitors worldwide. Source: ITWeb

How we made the first comprehensive map of deaths along the US border’s “virtual wall”

MIT Technology Review and Times of San Diego conducted a 15-month investigation using AI and data analysis to map deaths near US-Mexico border surveillance towers, analyzing nearly 4,000 migrant death cases against surveillance tower locations and timelines. The investigation used Anthropic's Claude API to extract

Workforce AI fluency and process integration essential for enterprise ROI

Enterprise organizations achieve better returns on AI investments when they prioritize workforce training in AI literacy and redesign business processes to integrate AI as a cross-functional capability rather than treating it as isolated technology. Success depends on embedding AI competencies throughout the organization and aligning processes to leverage these

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4 ways to address the failures we found along the US border’s “virtual wall”

SA wins bid to host World Robot Olympiad

How we made the first comprehensive map of deaths along the US border’s “virtual wall”

Workforce AI fluency and process integration essential for enterprise ROI