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From chip design to biotech, education, mathematics, and beyond, AI is driving innovation and transformation across diverse fields. There is virtually no industry untouched by the influence of AI, with its impact felt in healthcare, finance, transportation, customer service, and more.
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 04:18:57 +0000
Despite shared concerns about Google’s power, critics of the company and former executives express little agreement on what, if anything, can really be done to increase competition.
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:15:14 +0000
Chip production delays and a rumored overheating issue haven’t slowed down Nvidia, which reported another quarter of blockbuster earnings and said Blackwells are now in the hands of Microsoft and OpenAI.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000
Brad Porter helped Amazon deploy an army of warehouse robots. His new creation—Proxie—could help other companies embrace more automation.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000
AI-generated influencers based on stolen images of real-life adult content creators are flooding social media.
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000
The agency dedicated to protecting new innovations prohibited almost all internal use of GenAI tools, though employees can still participate in controlled experiments.
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:30:00 +0000
The Biden administration narrowed in on Chinese companies developing frontier AI models, but Donald Trump could take a much broader approach.
Sat, 16 Nov 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: An “AI granny” is wasting scammers’ time, a lawsuit goes after spyware-maker NSO Group’s executives, and North Korea–linked hackers take a crack at macOS malware.
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:30:00 +0000
A new analysis of Substack’s top newsletters estimated that around 10 percent publish AI-generated or AI-assisted content.
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:30:00 +0000
In the premiere installment of WIRED’s new AI advice column “The Prompt,” we answer questions about AI’s ability to change your body, and your ability to change AI’s environmental impact.
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000
Under Donald Trump and Joe Biden alike, the US has been determined to “reshore” chipmaking. Now money and colossal infrastructure are flowing to a vast Intel site in Ohio—just as the company may be falling apart.
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:30:00 -0500
Acclaimed keyboardist Jordan Rudess’s collaboration with the MIT Media Lab culminates in live improvisation between an AI “jam_bot” and the artist.
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:50:00 -0500
MIT CSAIL researchers used AI-generated images to train a robot dog in parkour, without real-world data. Their LucidSim system demonstrates generative AI's potential for creating robotics training data.
Sat, 16 Nov 2024 22:00:00 -0500
Yiming Chen ’24, Wilhem Hector, Anushka Nair, and David Oluigbo will start postgraduate studies at Oxford next fall.
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:10:00 -0500
Progress on the energy transition depends on collective action benefiting all stakeholders, agreed participants in MITEI’s annual research conference.
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:45:00 -0500
An AI method developed by Professor Markus Buehler finds hidden links between science and art to suggest novel materials.
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:45:00 -0500
MIT and IBM researchers are creating linkage mechanisms to innovate human-AI kinematic engineering.
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500
By sidestepping the need for costly interventions, a new method could potentially reveal gene regulatory programs, paving the way for targeted treatments.
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0500
A new design tool uses UV and RGB lights to change the color and textures of everyday objects. The system could enable surfaces to display dynamic patterns, such as health data and fashion designs.
Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500
Researchers show that even the best-performing large language models don’t form a true model of the world and its rules, and can thus fail unexpectedly on similar tasks.
Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:40:00 -0500
Researchers in the MIT Initiative on Combatting Systemic Racism are building an open data repository to advance research on racial inequity in domains like policing, housing, and health care.
Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:40:00 -0500
Exploring biodiversity, linguistic diversity, and collective AI-generated poetry, her work will be honored with a $100K prize, artist residency, and public lecture at MIT in spring 2025.
Mon, 04 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0500
Researchers are leveraging quantum mechanical properties to overcome the limits of silicon semiconductor technology.
Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:40:00 -0400
The new Tayebati Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will support leading postdocs to bring cutting-edge AI to bear on research in scientific discovery or music.
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400
Inspired by large language models, researchers develop a training technique that pools diverse data to teach robots new skills.
Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:40:00 -0400
By allowing users to clearly see data referenced by a large language model, this tool speeds manual validation to help users spot AI errors.
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:10:00 -0400
A new method can train a neural network to sort corrupted data while anticipating next steps. It can make flexible plans for robots, generate high-quality video, and help AI agents navigate digital environments.
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400
Alumni-founded Ambience Healthcare automates routine tasks for clinicians before, during, and after patient visits.
Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:30:00 -0400
Collaborative multi-university team will pursue new AI-enhanced design tools and high-throughput testing methods for next-generation turbomachinery.
Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400
Associate Professor Julian Shun develops high-performance algorithms and frameworks for large-scale graph processing.
Wed, 02 Oct 2024 11:50:00 -0400
MIT CSAIL researchers created an AI-powered method for low-discrepancy sampling, which uniformly distributes data points to boost simulation accuracy.
Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:30:00 -0400
David Singer, head of the MIT Department of Political Science, discusses the Strengthening Democracy Initiative, focused on the rigorous study of elections, public opinion, and political participation.
Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400
By enabling users to chat with an older version of themselves, Future You is aimed at reducing anxiety and guiding young people to make better choices.
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0400
New dataset of “illusory” faces reveals differences between human and algorithmic face detection, links to animal face recognition, and a formula predicting where people most often perceive faces.
Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400
A new method called Clio enables robots to quickly map a scene and identify the items they need to complete a given set of tasks.
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:55:00 -0400
The program will invite students to investigate new vistas at the intersection of music, computing, and technology.
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400
The technique leverages quantum properties of light to guarantee security while preserving the accuracy of a deep-learning model.
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:25:00 -0400
The innovations map the ocean floor and the brain, prevent heat stroke and cognitive injury, expand AI processing and quantum system capabilities, and introduce new fabrication approaches.
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:00:00 -0400
Researchers argue that in health care settings, “responsible use” labels could ensure AI systems are deployed appropriately.
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:50:00 -0400
MIT researchers speed up a novel AI-based estimator for medication manufacturing by 60 times.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:00:00 -0400
The digital adviser helps users swiftly navigate the 24-step “Disciplined Entrepreneurship” process.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:00:00 -0400
By analyzing X-ray crystallography data, the model could help researchers develop new materials for many applications, including batteries and magnets.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400
Researchers find large language models make inconsistent decisions about whether to call the police when analyzing surveillance videos.
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:30:00 -0400
“Co-LLM” algorithm helps a general-purpose AI model collaborate with an expert large language model by combining the best parts of both answers, leading to more factual responses.
Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:25:00 -0400
“ScribblePrompt” is an interactive AI framework that can efficiently highlight anatomical structures across different medical scans, assisting medical workers to delineate regions of interest and abnormalities.
Fri, 30 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0400
Researchers developed an easy-to-use tool that enables an AI practitioner to find data that suits the purpose of their model, which could improve accuracy and reduce bias.
Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:30:00 -0400
A new algorithm solves complicated partial differential equations by breaking them down into simpler problems, potentially guiding computer graphics and geometry processing.
Tue, 27 Aug 2024 04:30:00 -0400
The three-day, hands-on conference hosted by the MIT RAISE Initiative welcomed youths and adults from nearly 30 countries.
Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400
AI agents could soon become indistinguishable from humans online. Could “personhood credentials” protect people against digital imposters?
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:30:00 -0400
The software tool NeuroTrALE is designed to quickly and efficiently process large amounts of brain imaging data semi-automatically.
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:20:00 -0400
In controlled experiments, MIT CSAIL researchers discover simulations of reality developing deep within LLMs, indicating an understanding of language beyond simple mimicry.
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400
The approach can detect anomalies in data recorded over time, without the need for any training.
Thu, 08 Aug 2024 07:45:00 -0400
Leveraging more than 35 years of experience at MIT, Bertsimas will work with partners across the Institute to transform teaching and learning on and off campus.
Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:45:00 -0400
CSAIL researchers introduce a novel approach allowing robots to be trained in simulations of scanned home environments, paving the way for customized household automation accessible to anyone.
Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400
More efficient than other approaches, the “Thermometer” technique could help someone know when they should trust a large language model.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400
Introducing structured randomization into decisions based on machine-learning model predictions can address inherent uncertainties while maintaining efficiency.
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:00:00 -0400
MAIA is a multimodal agent that can iteratively design experiments to better understand various components of AI systems.
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 10:30:00 -0400
Analysis and materials identified by MIT engineers could lead to more energy-efficient fuel cells, electrolyzers, batteries, or computing devices.
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400
A new study shows someone’s beliefs about an LLM play a significant role in the model’s performance and are important for how it is deployed.
Mon, 22 Jul 2024 14:00:00 -0400
The model could help clinicians assess breast cancer stage and ultimately help in reducing overtreatment.
Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:55:00 -0400
The approach could help engineers design more efficient energy-conversion systems and faster microelectronic devices, reducing waste heat.
