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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, 10 Jul 2025 17:13:07 +0000
Voice actors ended their 11-month strike against the video game industry, but their fight against AI is just beginning.
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:27:53 +0000
Welcome to Uncanny Valley's very first Q&A, where our host addresses your burning AI-related questions.
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000
I asked an AI-powered recipe generator to make some menus. It didn’t tell me to put glue in my guacamole, but the results didn’t come close to besting recipes written by professionals.
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:46:46 +0000
Patients and doctors are turning to AI for diagnoses and treatment recommendations, often with stellar results, but problems arise when experts and algorithms disagree.
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 06:34:19 +0000
In a livestream with xAI colleagues, the billionaire entrepreneur described current AI systems as “primitive” and not for “serious” commercial use.
Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:28:50 +0000
Basic security flaws left the personal info of tens of millions of McDonald’s job-seekers vulnerable on the “McHire” site built by AI software firm Paradox.ai.
Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:59:23 +0000
A novel approach from the Allen Institute for AI enables data to be removed from an artificial intelligence model even after it has already been used for training.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 23:32:33 +0000
Elon Musk’s chatbot has gone on a tirade, praising Adolf Hitler and parroting antisemitic tropes.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 22:00:00 +0000
The new hires are joining OpenAI’s scaling team, according to an internal Slack message sent by cofounder Greg Brockman.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:30:08 +0000
The National Academy for AI Instruction will make artificial intelligence training accessible to educators across the country.
Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:50:00 -0400
The Language/AI Incubator, an MIT Human Insight Collaborative project, is investigating how AI can improve communications among patients and practitioners.
Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:35:00 -0400
An AI pipeline developed by CSAIL researchers enables unique hydrodynamic designs for bodyboard-sized vehicles that glide underwater and could help scientists gather marine data.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400
Researchers developed a way to make large language models more adaptable to challenging tasks like strategic planning or process optimization.
Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:00:00 -0400
Launched with a gift from the Biswas Family Foundation, the Biswas Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will support postdocs in health and life sciences.
Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:00:00 -0400
In MIT's course 17.831 (Data and Politics), students are introduced to the power of analysis, visualization, and research-supported insight into political outcomes.
Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:00:00 -0400
Developed to analyze new semiconductors, the system could streamline the development of more powerful solar panels.
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:00:00 -0400
The MIT Energy Initiative’s annual research symposium explores artificial intelligence as both a problem and a solution for the clean energy transition.
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.
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.
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 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.
