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New method improves the reliability of statistical estimations Published: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500 | (Link) The technique can help scientists in economics, public health, and other fields understand whether to trust the results of their experiments. New materials could boost the energy efficiency of microelectronics Published: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500 | […]

MIT researchers “speak objects into existence” using AI and robotics Published: Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:00:00 -0500 | (Link) The speech-to-reality system combines 3D generative AI and robotic assembly to create objects on demand. Robots that spare warehouse workers the heavy lifting Published: Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500 | (Link) Founded by MIT alumni, […]

Researchers discover a shortcoming that makes LLMs less reliable Published: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500 | (Link) Large language models can learn to mistakenly link certain sentence patterns with specific topics — and may then repeat these patterns instead of reasoning. MIT scientists debut a generative AI model that could create molecules addressing hard-to-treat […]

The cost of thinking Published: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:45:00 -0500 | (Link) MIT neuroscientists find a surprising parallel in the ways humans and new AI models solve complex problems. New AI agent learns to use CAD to create 3D objects from sketches Published: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500 | (Link) The virtual VideoCAD […]

Understanding the nuances of human-like intelligence Published: Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500 | (Link) Associate Professor Phillip Isola studies the ways in which intelligent machines “think,” in an effort to safely integrate AI into human society. MIT Energy Initiative launches Data Center Power Forum Published: Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:55:00 -0500 | (Link) MIT […]

Charting the future of AI, from safer answers to faster thinking Published: Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:40:00 -0500 | (Link) 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. MIT researchers propose a new model for legible, modular […]

The brain power behind sustainable AI Published: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400 | (Link) PhD student Miranda Schwacke explores how computing inspired by the human brain can fuel energy-efficient artificial intelligence. Five with MIT ties elected to National Academy of Medicine for 2025 Published: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:25:00 -0400 | (Link) Professors Facundo […]

The brain power behind sustainable AI Published: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400 | (Link) PhD student Miranda Schwacke explores how computing inspired by the human brain can fuel energy-efficient artificial intelligence. Five with MIT ties elected to National Academy of Medicine for 2025 Published: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:25:00 -0400 | (Link) Professors Facundo […]

Method teaches generative AI models to locate personalized objects Published: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400 | (Link) After being trained with this technique, vision-language models can better identify a unique item in a new scene. Remembering Professor Emerita Jeanne Shapiro  Bamberger, a pioneer in music education Published: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:25:00 -0400 | […]

Ray Kurzweil ’70 reinforces his optimism in tech progress Published: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400 | (Link) Receiving the Robert A. Muh award, the technologist and author heralded a bright future for AI, breakthroughs in longevity, and more. MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and MBZUAI launch international collaboration to shape the future of AI […]

Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship welcomes Ana Bakshi as new executive director Published: Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:55:00 -0400 | (Link) Bakshi will help shape and scale entrepreneurship education and platform at MIT. Lincoln Lab unveils the most powerful AI supercomputer at any US university Published: Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:30:00 -0400 | (Link) […]

AI system learns from many types of scientific information and runs experiments to discover new materials Published: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0400 | (Link) The new “CRESt” platform could help find solutions to real-world energy problems that have plagued the materials science and engineering community for decades. New AI system could accelerate clinical research […]

What does the future hold for generative AI? Published: Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400 | (Link) At the inaugural MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium Symposium, researchers and business leaders discussed potential advancements centered on this powerful technology. How to build AI scaling laws for efficient LLM training and budget maximization Published: Tue, 16 Sep […]

DOE selects MIT to establish a Center for the Exascale Simulation of Coupled High-Enthalpy Fluid–Solid Interactions Published: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 11:45:00 -0400 | (Link) The research center, sponsored by the DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration, will advance the simulation of extreme environments, such as those in hypersonic flight and atmospheric reentry. AI and machine […]

A greener way to 3D print stronger stuff Published: Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:30:00 -0400 | (Link) MIT CSAIL researchers developed SustainaPrint, a system that reinforces only the weakest zones of eco-friendly 3D prints, achieving strong results with less plastic. A new generative AI approach to predicting chemical reactions Published: Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:55:00 […]

MIT researchers develop AI tool to improve flu vaccine strain selection Published: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:50:00 -0400 | (Link) VaxSeer uses machine learning to predict virus evolution and antigenicity, aiming to make vaccine selection more accurate and less reliant on guesswork. Simpler models can outperform deep learning at climate prediction Published: Tue, 26 Aug […]