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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.
Tue, 01 Jul 2025 01:18:19 +0000
After critics called the bill a “get-out-of-jail-free card” for Big Tech that could make it nearly impossible to rein in social media platforms, Senator Marsha Blackburn killed her own compromise.
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:09:25 +0000
After a poaching frenzy that’s brought in talent from rival firms like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, Zuckerberg announced a team of nearly two dozen researchers in an internal memo.
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000
The tech giant poached several top Google researchers to help build a powerful AI tool that can diagnose patients and potentially cut health care costs.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 19:07:16 +0000
As Mark Zuckerberg lures away top research talent to Meta, OpenAI executives say they're ‘recalibrating comp,’ according to an internal memo.
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000
The latest wave of AI tools claim to take the pain out of booking your next trip. From transport and accommodation to restaurants and attractions, we let AI take the reins to put this to the test.
Sat, 28 Jun 2025 20:16:10 +0000
Mark Zuckerberg has been working to poach talent from rival labs for his new superintelligence team.
Sat, 28 Jun 2025 10:30:00 +0000
As generative artificial intelligence tools continue to proliferate, pushback against the technology and its negative impacts grows stronger.
Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:35:29 +0000
The partnership between OpenAI and Microsoft in many ways hinges on the definition of artificial general intelligence, creating a tension that has spilled over into OpenAI research that has not been made public.
Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:46:30 +0000
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we explore Disney and Universal’s lawsuit against Midjourney, which could be consequential for the future of how intellectual property is treated in the AI era.
Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000
I found people in serious relationships with AI partners and planned a weekend getaway for them at a remote Airbnb. We barely survived.
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:30:00 -0400
FutureHouse, co-founded by Sam Rodriques PhD ’19, has developed AI agents to automate key steps on the path toward scientific progress.
Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:00:00 -0400
The MIT-MGB Seed Program, launched with support from Analog Devices Inc., will fund joint research projects that advance technology and clinical research.
Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:00:00 -0400
MIT CSAIL researchers combined GenAI and a physics simulation engine to refine robot designs. The result: a machine that out-jumped a robot designed by humans.
Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:55:00 -0400
The LOBSTgER research initiative at MIT Sea Grant explores how generative AI can expand scientific storytelling by building on field-based photographic data.
Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400
Researchers find nonclinical information in patient messages — like typos, extra white space, and colorful language — reduces the accuracy of an AI model.
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:45:00 -0400
Presentations targeted high-impact intersections of AI and other areas, such as health care, business, and education.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:25:00 -0400
Caitlin Morris, a PhD student and 2024 MAD Fellow affiliated with the MIT Media Lab, designs digital learning platforms that make room for the “social magic” that influences curiosity and motivation.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -0400
In a new study, researchers discover the root cause of a type of bias in LLMs, paving the way for more accurate and reliable AI systems.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:00:00 -0400
Composed of “computing bilinguals,” the Undergraduate Advisory Group provides vital input to help advance the mission of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.
Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:45:00 -0400
MIT Advanced Vehicle Technology Consortium marks a decade of developing data that improve understanding of how drivers use and respond to increasingly sophisticated automotive features.
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:15:00 -0400
The MIT Ethics of Computing Research Symposium showcases projects at the intersection of technology, ethics, and social responsibility.
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:00:00 -0400
By performing deep learning at the speed of light, this chip could give edge devices new capabilities for real-time data analysis.
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0400
A new method can physically restore original paintings using digitally constructed films, which can be removed if desired.
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:00:00 -0400
A new framework from the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab supercharges language models, so they can reason over, interactively develop, and verify valid, complex travel agendas.
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:25:00 -0400
A new book from Professor Munther Dahleh details the creation of a unique kind of transdisciplinary center, uniting many specialties through a common need for data science.
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:30:00 -0400
Forget optimists vs. Luddites. Most people evaluate AI based on its perceived capability and their need for personalization.
Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:40:00 -0400
The system automatically learns to adapt to unknown disturbances such as gusting winds.
Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:10:00 -0400
The winning essay of the Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize puts health care disparities at the forefront.
Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:45:00 -0400
Coactive, founded by two MIT alumni, has built an AI-powered platform to unlock new insights from content of all types.
Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400
A team of MIT researchers founded Themis AI to quantify AI model uncertainty and address knowledge gaps.
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:45:00 -0400
With demand for cement alternatives rising, an MIT team uses machine learning to hunt for new ingredients across the scientific literature.
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 14:50:00 -0400
SketchAgent, a drawing system developed by MIT CSAIL researchers, sketches up concepts stroke-by-stroke, teaching language models to visually express concepts on their own and collaborate with humans.
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 10:30:00 -0400
Courses on developing AI models for health care need to focus more on identifying and addressing bias, says Leo Anthony Celi.
Wed, 28 May 2025 16:15:00 -0400
Researchers redesign a compact RNA-guided enzyme from bacteria, making it an efficient editor of human DNA.
Wed, 28 May 2025 16:00:00 -0400
PhD student Sarah Alnegheimish wants to make machine learning systems accessible.
Tue, 27 May 2025 16:11:00 -0400
Through collaborations with organizations like BREIT in Peru, the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society is upskilling hundreds of learners around the world in data science and machine learning.
Tue, 27 May 2025 10:00:00 -0400
The Institute-wide effort aims to bolster industry and create jobs by driving innovation across vital manufacturing sectors.
Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400
This new machine-learning model can match corresponding audio and visual data, which could someday help robots interact in the real world.
Wed, 21 May 2025 16:35:00 -0400
Researchers are developing algorithms to predict failures when automation meets the real world in areas like air traffic scheduling or autonomous vehicles.
Mon, 19 May 2025 16:30:00 -0400
Sendhil Mullainathan brings a lifetime of unique perspectives to research in behavioral economics and machine learning.
Thu, 15 May 2025 10:30:00 -0400
Trained with a joint understanding of protein and cell behavior, the model could help with diagnosing disease and developing new drugs.
Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400
Words like “no” and “not” can cause this popular class of AI models to fail unexpectedly in high-stakes settings, such as medical diagnosis.
Tue, 13 May 2025 16:35:00 -0400
With support from the Stone Foundation, the center will advance cutting-edge research and inform policy.
Tue, 06 May 2025 12:15:00 -0400
The CausVid generative AI tool uses a diffusion model to teach an autoregressive (frame-by-frame) system to rapidly produce stable, high-resolution videos.
Mon, 05 May 2025 16:15:00 -0400
A new book coauthored by MIT’s Dimitris Bertsimas explores how analytics is driving decisions and outcomes in health care.
Mon, 05 May 2025 16:00:00 -0400
“IntersectionZoo,” a benchmarking tool, uses a real-world traffic problem to test progress in deep reinforcement learning algorithms.
Fri, 02 May 2025 15:30:00 -0400
New type of “state-space model” leverages principles of harmonic oscillators.
Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400
A new method helps convey uncertainty more precisely, which could give researchers and medical clinicians better information to make decisions.
Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:20:00 -0400
New phase will support continued exploration of ideas and solutions in fields ranging from AI to nanotech to climate — with emphasis on educational exchanges and entrepreneurship.
Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:55:00 -0400
MAD Fellow Alexander Htet Kyaw connects humans, machines, and the physical world using AI and augmented reality.
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:00:00 -0400
Ultraviolet light “fingerprints” on cell cultures and machine learning can provide a definitive yes/no contamination assessment within 30 minutes.
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0400
Lincoln Laboratory is transitioning tools to the 618th Air Operations Center to streamline global transport logistics.
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:00:00 -0400
Using diagrams to represent interactions in multipart systems can provide a faster way to design software improvements.
Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:00:00 -0400
Chemists could use this quick computational method to design more efficient reactions that yield useful compounds, from fuels to pharmaceuticals.
Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400
Researchers have created a unifying framework that can help scientists combine existing ideas to improve AI models or create new ones.
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:40:00 -0400
A quarter century after its founding, the McGovern Institute reflects on its discoveries in the areas of neuroscience, neurotechnology, artificial intelligence, brain-body connections, and therapeutics.
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400
A new technique automatically guides an LLM toward outputs that adhere to the rules of whatever programming language or other format is being used.
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400
By eliminating redundant computations, a new data-driven method can streamline processes like scheduling trains, routing delivery drivers, or assigning airline crews.
Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400
The approach maintains an AI model’s accuracy while ensuring attackers can’t extract secret information.
Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400
A new method lets users ask, in plain language, for a new molecule with certain properties, and receive a detailed description of how to synthesize it.
