Tod Machover receives George Peabody Medal for contributions to music and technology

AI Special Report · Jul 27, 2026

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Tod Machover receives George Peabody Medal for contributions to music and technology** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/tod-machover-receives-george-peabody-medal-0603) - **A better way to model the behavior of metal alloys** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/better-way-to-model-metal-alloys-behavior-0619) - **Why China is giving away its best AI models** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/971444/how-chinese-open-weight-ai-models-impact-us-companies) - **MIT…