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This AI Model Can Intuit How the Physical World Works
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000
The V-JEPA system uses ordinary videos to understand the physics of the real world.
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WIRED Roundup: DOGE Isn’t Dead, Facebook Dating Is Real, and Amazon’s AI Ambitions
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 22:29:11 +0000
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we bring you the news of the week, then dive into how some DOGE operatives are still at work in the federal government—despite reports claiming otherwise.
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Here’s What You Should Know About Launching an AI Startup
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000
AI startups say the promise of turning dazzling models into useful products is harder than anyone expected. Three founders discuss what it takes.
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AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000
Reddit is considered one of the most human spaces left on the internet, but mods and users are overwhelmed with slop posts in the most popular subreddits.
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Huge Trove of Nude Images Leaked by AI Image Generator Startup’s Exposed Database
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000
An AI image generator startup’s database was left accessible to the open internet, revealing more than 1 million images and videos, including photos of real people who had been “nudified.”
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Can AI Look at Your Retina and Diagnose Alzheimer’s? Eric Topol Hopes So
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 23:11:21 +0000
The author of Super Agers believes AI could bring big changes to the world of medicine.
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Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei Believes the Market Will Reward Safe AI
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:40:38 +0000
The Trump administration might think regulation is killing the AI industry, but Anthropic president Daniela Amodei disagrees.
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What Happens When Your Coworkers Are AI Agents
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 21:03:59 +0000
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we talk to writer Evan Ratliff about how he created a small startup made entirely of AI employees—and what his findings reveal about the reality of an agentic future.
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Jon M. Chu Says AI Couldn’t Have Made One of the Best Moments in ‘Wicked’
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:18:26 +0000
The Wicked: For Good director says being able to improvise on set allows for the kind of moments that are hard for machines to make.
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AMD CEO Lisa Su Says Concerns About an AI Bubble Are Overblown
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:51:19 +0000
Lisa Su leads Nvidia’s biggest rival in the AI chip market. When asked at WIRED’s Big Interview event if AI is a bubble, the company’s CEO said, “Emphatically, from my perspective, no.”
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MIT researchers “speak objects into existence” using AI and robotics
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:00:00 -0500
The speech-to-reality system combines 3D generative AI and robotic assembly to create objects on demand.
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Robots that spare warehouse workers the heavy lifting
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500
Founded by MIT alumni, the Pickle Robot Company has developed machines that can autonomously load and unload trucks inside warehouses and logistic centers.
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A smarter way for large language models to think about hard problems
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500
This new technique enables LLMs to dynamically adjust the amount of computation they use for reasoning, based on the difficulty of the question.
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MIT engineers design an aerial microrobot that can fly as fast as a bumblebee
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:00:00 -0500
With insect-like speed and agility, the tiny robot could someday aid in search-and-rescue missions.
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Helping power-system planners prepare for an unknown future
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0500
Macro, a modeling tool developed by the MIT Energy Initiative, enables energy-system planners to explore options for developing infrastructure to support decarbonized, reliable, and low-cost power grids.
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New control system teaches soft robots the art of staying safe
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:00:00 -0500
MIT CSAIL and LIDS researchers developed a mathematically grounded system that lets soft robots deform, adapt, and interact with people and objects, without violating safety limits.
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MIT Sea Grant students explore the intersection of technology and offshore aquaculture in Norway
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:25:00 -0500
AquaCulture Shock program, in collaboration with MIT-Scandinavia MISTI, offers international internships for AI and autonomy in aquaculture
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Driving American battery innovation forward
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:50:00 -0500
At MITEI’s Fall Colloquium, General Motors’ battery development expert emphasized how affordability, accessibility, and commercialization can position the US as a leader in battery tech.
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Exploring how AI will shape the future of work
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:35:00 -0500
For PhD student Benjamin Manning, the future of work means grasping AI’s role on our behalf while transforming and accelerating social scientific discovery.
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Researchers discover a shortcoming that makes LLMs less reliable
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500
Large language models can learn to mistakenly link certain sentence patterns with specific topics — and may then repeat these patterns instead of reasoning.
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MIT scientists debut a generative AI model that could create molecules addressing hard-to-treat diseases
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:25:00 -0500
BoltzGen generates protein binders for any biological target from scratch, expanding AI’s reach from understanding biology toward engineering it.
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How artificial intelligence can help achieve a clean energy future
Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:00:00 -0500
AI supports the clean energy transition as it manages power grid operations, helps plan infrastructure investments, guides development of novel materials, and more.
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The cost of thinking
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:45:00 -0500
MIT neuroscientists find a surprising parallel in the ways humans and new AI models solve complex problems.
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New AI agent learns to use CAD to create 3D objects from sketches
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500
The virtual VideoCAD tool could boost designers’ productivity and help train engineers learning computer-aided design.
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MIT Energy Initiative conference spotlights research priorities amidst a changing energy landscape
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:10:00 -0500
Industry leaders agree collaboration is key to advancing critical technologies.
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Understanding the nuances of human-like intelligence
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500
Associate Professor Phillip Isola studies the ways in which intelligent machines “think,” in an effort to safely integrate AI into human society.
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MIT Energy Initiative launches Data Center Power Forum
Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:55:00 -0500
MIT faculty and MITEI member company experts address power demand from data centers.
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Charting the future of AI, from safer answers to faster thinking
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:40:00 -0500
MIT PhD students who interned with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab Summer Program are pushing AI tools to be more flexible, efficient, and grounded in truth.
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MIT researchers propose a new model for legible, modular software
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0500
The coding framework uses modular concepts and simple synchronization rules to make software clearer, safer, and easier for LLMs to generate.
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Teaching robots to map large environments
Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0500
A new approach developed at MIT could help a search-and-rescue robot navigate an unpredictable environment by rapidly generating an accurate map of its surroundings.
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Helping K-12 schools navigate the complex world of AI
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:45:00 -0500
MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab, led by Associate Professor Justin Reich, is working to help educators by listening to and sharing their stories.
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3 Questions: How AI is helping us monitor and support vulnerable ecosystems
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:55:00 -0500
MIT PhD student and CSAIL researcher Justin Kay describes his work combining AI and computer vision systems to monitor the ecosystems that support our planet.
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A faster problem-solving tool that guarantees feasibility
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500
The FSNet system, developed at MIT, could help power grid operators rapidly find feasible solutions for optimizing the flow of electricity.
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The brain power behind sustainable AI
Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400
PhD student Miranda Schwacke explores how computing inspired by the human brain can fuel energy-efficient artificial intelligence.
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Five with MIT ties elected to National Academy of Medicine for 2025
Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:25:00 -0400
Professors Facundo Batista and Dina Katabi, along with three additional MIT alumni, are honored for their outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
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Creating AI that matters
Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:10:00 -0400
How the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab is shaping AI-sociotechnical systems for the future.
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New software designs eco-friendly clothing that can reassemble into new items
Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:30:00 -0400
To reduce waste, the Refashion program helps users create outlines for adaptable clothing, such as pants that can be reconfigured into a dress. Each component of these pieces can be replaced, rearranged, or restyled.
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Method teaches generative AI models to locate personalized objects
Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400
After being trained with this technique, vision-language models can better identify a unique item in a new scene.
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Remembering Professor Emerita Jeanne Shapiro  Bamberger, a pioneer in music education
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:25:00 -0400
The former department chair was an early innovator in the use of artificial intelligence to both study and influence how children learn music.
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Blending neuroscience, AI, and music to create mental health innovations
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:20:00 -0400
Media Lab PhD student Kimaya Lecamwasam researches how music can shape well-being.
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Optimizing food subsidies: Applying digital platforms to maximize nutrition
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:40:00 -0400
An algorithm can change the face of food assistance policy in the Global South, says MIT assistant professor and J-WAFS researcher Ali Aouad.
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Checking the quality of materials just got easier with a new AI tool
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:00:00 -0400
Acting as a “virtual spectrometer,” SpectroGen generates spectroscopic data in any modality, such as X-ray or infrared, to quickly assess a material’s quality.
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Helping scientists run complex data analyses without writing code
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:15:00 -0400
Co-founded by an MIT alumnus, Watershed Bio offers researchers who aren’t software engineers a way to run large-scale analyses to accelerate biology.
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Ray Kurzweil ’70 reinforces his optimism in tech progress
Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400
Receiving the Robert A. Muh award, the technologist and author heralded a bright future for AI, breakthroughs in longevity, and more.
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MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and MBZUAI launch international collaboration to shape the future of AI
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:10:00 -0400
The MIT–MBZUAI Collaborative Research Program will unite faculty and students from both institutions to advance AI and accelerate its use in pressing scientific and societal challenges.
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Using generative AI to diversify virtual training grounds for robots
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:45:00 -0400
New tool from MIT CSAIL creates realistic virtual kitchens and living rooms where simulated robots can interact with models of real-world objects, scaling up training data for robot foundation models.
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Fighting for the health of the planet with AI
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 16:55:00 -0400
Assistant Professor Priya Donti’s research applies machine learning to optimize renewable energy.
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New prediction model could improve the reliability of fusion power plants
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400
The approach combines physics and machine learning to avoid damaging disruptions when powering down tokamak fusion machines.
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Printable aluminum alloy sets strength records, may enable lighter aircraft parts
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400
Incorporating machine learning, MIT engineers developed a way to 3D print alloys that are much stronger than conventionally manufactured versions.
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AI maps how a new antibiotic targets gut bacteria
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:00:00 -0400
MIT CSAIL and McMaster researchers used a generative AI model to reveal how a narrow-spectrum antibiotic attacks disease-causing bacteria, speeding up a process that normally takes years.
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Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship welcomes Ana Bakshi as new executive director
Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:55:00 -0400
Bakshi will help shape and scale entrepreneurship education and platform at MIT.
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Lincoln Lab unveils the most powerful AI supercomputer at any US university
Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:30:00 -0400
Optimized for generative AI, TX-GAIN is driving innovation in biodefense, materials discovery, cybersecurity, and other areas of research and development.
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Responding to the climate impact of generative AI
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400
Explosive growth of AI data centers is expected to increase greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers are now seeking solutions to reduce these environmental harms.
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AI system learns from many types of scientific information and runs experiments to discover new materials
Thu, 25 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0400
The new “CRESt” platform could help find solutions to real-world energy problems that have plagued the materials science and engineering community for decades.
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New AI system could accelerate clinical research
Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400
By enabling rapid annotation of areas of interest in medical images, the tool can help scientists study new treatments or map disease progression.
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MIT affiliates win AI for Math grants to accelerate mathematical discovery
Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:15:00 -0400
Department of Mathematics researchers David Roe and Andrew Sutherland seek to advance automated theorem proving; four additional MIT alumni also awarded.
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New tool makes generative AI models more likely to create breakthrough materials
Mon, 22 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400
With SCIGEN, researchers can steer AI models to create materials with exotic properties for applications like quantum computing.
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How are MIT entrepreneurs using AI?
Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400
This year’s delta v summer accelerator offered an up-close look at how AI is changing the process of building a startup.
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What does the future hold for generative AI?
Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400
At the inaugural MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium Symposium, researchers and business leaders discussed potential advancements centered on this powerful technology.
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How to build AI scaling laws for efficient LLM training and budget maximization
Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0400
MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab researchers have developed a universal guide for estimating how large language models will perform based on smaller models in the same family.
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