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Researchers redesign a compact RNA-guided enzyme from bacteria, making it an efficient editor of human DNA.

PhD student Sarah Alnegheimish wants to make machine learning systems accessible.

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.

The Institute-wide effort aims to bolster industry and create jobs by driving innovation across vital manufacturing sectors.

This new machine-learning model can match corresponding audio and visual data, which could someday help robots interact in the real world.

Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners — like therapy horses who respond to human emotion — say researchers.

Engineers have developed a real-life Transformer that has the ‘brains’ to morph in midair, allowing the drone-like robot to smoothly roll away and begin its ground operations without pause. The increased agility and robustness of such robots could be particularly useful for commercial delivery systems and robotic explorers.

Is artificial intelligence (AI) capable of suggesting appropriate behavior in emotionally charged situations? A team put six generative AIs — including ChatGPT — to the test using emotional intelligence (EI) assessments typically designed for humans. The outcome: these AIs outperformed average human performance and were even able to generate new tests in record time. These findings open up new possibilities for AI in education, coaching, and conflict management.

Humans no longer have exclusive control over training social robots to interact effectively, thanks to a new study. The study introduces a new simulation method that lets researchers test their social robots without needing human participants, making research faster and scalable.