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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.
Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:56:06 +0000
DC went to YC to talk OS.
Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000
In a recently uncovered 1983 speech, Steve Jobs predicted the ubiquity of personal computers. In 2024, AI has brought us to another inflection point.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 21:21:22 +0000
The union representing the voice and motion-capture actors who work in video games authorized the strike after talks with gaming companies stalled over the use of AI.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:03:25 +0000
The company behind ChatGPT is expanding into search, and leaning heavily on its relationships with publishers.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:29:25 +0000
The Garden State has enacted a hefty new tax credit specifically for AI businesses. But tax incentives—particularly for data centers—don’t always create a lot of jobs.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:30:26 +0000
Google’s new advance combines a large language model with a self-learning AI. The technique could address some shortcomings with AI—although there’s a catch.
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:25:54 +0000
A controversial new surveillance system in Paris foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV cameras for humans to physically watch.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 11:30:00 +0000
States across the US are seeking to criminalize certain uses of AI-generated content. Civil rights groups are pushing back, arguing that some of these new laws conflict with the First Amendment.
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:05:18 +0000
The newest version of Llama will make AI more accessible and customizable, but it will also stir up debate over the dangers of releasing AI without guardrails.
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:45:00 +0000
Algorithms designed to handle a car after it loses traction could potentially intervene on behalf of human drivers.
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.
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:55:00 -0400
An MIT team uses computer models to measure atomic patterns in metals, essential for designing custom materials for use in aerospace, biomedicine, electronics, and more.
Wed, 17 Jul 2024 21:20:00 -0400
Neural network controllers provide complex robots with stability guarantees, paving the way for the safer deployment of autonomous vehicles and industrial machines.
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.
Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400
A new technique enables users to compare several large models and choose the one that works best for their task.
Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:55:00 -0400
Members of the MIT community, supporters, and guests commemorate the opening of the new college headquarters.
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:50:00 -0400
New CSAIL research highlights how LLMs excel in familiar scenarios but struggle in novel ones, questioning their true reasoning abilities versus reliance on memorization.
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:45:00 -0400
More accurate uncertainty estimates could help users decide about how and when to use machine-learning models in the real world.
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:55:00 -0400
The challenge asked teams to develop AI algorithms to track and predict satellites’ patterns of life in orbit using passively collected data
Mon, 08 Jul 2024 15:00:00 -0400
Developed by MIT RAISE, the Day of AI curriculum empowers K-12 students to collaborate on local and global challenges using AI.
Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400
This new tool offers an easier way for people to analyze complex tabular data.
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0400
With decades of experience working across the laboratory’s R&D areas, Choi brings a focus on collaboration, technical excellence, and unity.
Fri, 21 Jun 2024 15:00:00 -0400
MosaicML, co-founded by an MIT alumnus and a professor, made deep-learning models faster and more efficient. Its acquisition by Databricks broadened that mission.
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:20:00 -0400
The award recognizes his contributions as director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory and as vice chair and chair of the Defense Science Board.
Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:20:00 -0400
The program focused on AI in health care, drawing on Takeda’s R&D experience in drug development and MIT’s deep expertise in AI.
Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400
This technique could lead to safer autonomous vehicles, more efficient AR/VR headsets, or faster warehouse robots.
Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:30:00 -0400
LLMs trained primarily on text can generate complex visual concepts through code with self-correction. Researchers used these illustrations to train an image-free computer vision system to recognize real photos.
Mon, 17 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0400
The SPARROW algorithm automatically identifies the best molecules to test as potential new medicines, given the vast number of factors affecting each choice.
Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400
Combining natural language and programming, the method enables LLMs to solve numerical, analytical, and language-based tasks transparently.
Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400
Multimedia artist Jackson 2bears reimagines the Haudenosaunee longhouse and creation story.
Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:20:00 -0400
Co-hosted by the McGovern Institute, MIT Open Learning, and others, the symposium stressed emerging technologies in advancing understanding of mental health and neurological conditions.
Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400
The method uses language-based inputs instead of costly visual data to direct a robot through a multistep navigation task.
Tue, 11 Jun 2024 14:30:00 -0400
A new downscaling method leverages machine learning to speed up climate model simulations at finer resolutions, making them usable on local levels.
Tue, 11 Jun 2024 14:10:00 -0400
DenseAV, developed at MIT, learns to parse and understand the meaning of language just by watching videos of people talking, with potential applications in multimedia search, language learning, and robotics.
Tue, 11 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0400
The technique characterizes a material’s electronic properties 85 times faster than conventional methods.
Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:45:00 -0400
In the new economics course 14.163 (Algorithms and Behavioral Science), students investigate the deployment of machine-learning tools and their potential to understand people, reduce bias, and improve society.
Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:45:00 -0400
The startup Augmental allows users to operate phones and other devices using their tongue, mouth, and head gestures.
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400
With generative AI models, researchers combined robotics data from different sources to help robots learn better.
Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400
A new approach could streamline virtual training processes or aid clinicians in reviewing diagnostic videos.
Tue, 28 May 2024 15:30:00 -0400
“Alchemist” system adjusts the material attributes of specific objects within images to potentially modify video game models to fit different environments, fine-tune VFX, and diversify robotic training.
Thu, 23 May 2024 14:35:00 -0400
Fifteen new faculty members join six of the school’s academic departments.
Wed, 22 May 2024 16:30:00 -0400
Graduate student Nolen Scruggs works with a local tenant association to address housing inequality as part of the MIT Initiative on Combatting Systemic Racism.
Tue, 21 May 2024 15:40:00 -0400
The 10 Design Fellows are MIT graduate students working at the intersection of design and multiple disciplines across the Institute.
Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400
A new technique that can automatically classify phases of physical systems could help scientists investigate novel materials.
Fri, 10 May 2024 14:45:00 -0400
More than a decade since its launch, App Inventor recently hosted its 100 millionth project and registered its 20 millionth user. Now hosted by MIT, the app also supports experimenting with AI.
Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400
A new algorithm learns to squish, bend, or stretch a robot’s entire body to accomplish diverse tasks like avoiding obstacles or retrieving items.
Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400
Ashutosh Kumar, a materials science and engineering PhD student and MathWorks Fellow, applies his eclectic skills to studying the relationship between bacteria and cancer.
Mon, 06 May 2024 10:15:00 -0400
The conversation in Kresge Auditorium touched on the promise and perils of the rapidly evolving technology.
Fri, 03 May 2024 16:10:00 -0400
Associate Professor Jonathan Ragan-Kelley optimizes how computer graphics and images are processed for the hardware of today and tomorrow.
Fri, 03 May 2024 16:00:00 -0400
Together, the Hasso Plattner Institute and MIT are working toward novel solutions to the world’s problems as part of the Designing for Sustainability research program.
Fri, 03 May 2024 13:50:00 -0400
MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering grad students are undertaking a broad range of innovative research projects.
Wed, 01 May 2024 16:00:00 -0400
Three neurosymbolic methods help language models find better abstractions within natural language, then use those representations to execute complex tasks.
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:55:00 -0400
TorNet, a public artificial intelligence dataset, could help models reveal when and why tornadoes form, improving forecasters' ability to issue warnings.
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:00:00 -0400
An expert in robotics and AI, Shah succeeds Steven Barrett at AeroAstro.
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400
Researchers have developed a security solution for power-hungry AI models that offers protection against two common attacks.
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400
A new technique can be used to predict the actions of human or AI agents who behave suboptimally while working toward unknown goals.
