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Merging AI and underwater photography to reveal hidden ocean worlds Published: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:55:00 -0400 | (Link) The LOBSTgER research initiative at MIT Sea Grant explores how generative AI can expand scientific storytelling by building on field-based photographic data. LLMs factor in unrelated information when recommending medical treatments Published: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 […]

Combining technology, education, and human connection to improve online learning Published: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:25:00 -0400 | (Link) 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. Unpacking the bias of large […]

Bringing meaning into technology deployment Published: Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:15:00 -0400 | (Link) The MIT Ethics of Computing Research Symposium showcases projects at the intersection of technology, ethics, and social responsibility. Photonic processor could streamline 6G wireless signal processing Published: Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:00:00 -0400 | (Link) By performing deep learning at the […]

Teaching AI models what they don’t know Published: Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400 | (Link) A team of MIT researchers founded Themis AI to quantify AI model uncertainty and address knowledge gaps. AI stirs up the recipe for concrete in MIT study Published: Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:45:00 -0400 | (Link) With demand for […]

Rationale engineering generates a compact new tool for gene therapy Published: Wed, 28 May 2025 16:15:00 -0400 | (Link) Researchers redesign a compact RNA-guided enzyme from bacteria, making it an efficient editor of human DNA. An anomaly detection framework anyone can use Published: Wed, 28 May 2025 16:00:00 -0400 | (Link) PhD student Sarah Alnegheimish […]

AI learns how vision and sound are connected, without human intervention Published: Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400 | (Link) This new machine-learning model can match corresponding audio and visual data, which could someday help robots interact in the real world. Learning how to predict rare kinds of failures Published: Wed, 21 May 2025 16:35:00 […]

With AI, researchers predict the location of virtually any protein within a human cell Published: Thu, 15 May 2025 10:30:00 -0400 | (Link) Trained with a joint understanding of protein and cell behavior, the model could help with diagnosing disease and developing new drugs. Study shows vision-language models can’t handle queries with negation words Published: […]

Hybrid AI model crafts smooth, high-quality videos in seconds Published: Tue, 06 May 2025 12:15:00 -0400 | (Link) The CausVid generative AI tool uses a diffusion model to teach an autoregressive (frame-by-frame) system to rapidly produce stable, high-resolution videos. Q&A: A roadmap for revolutionizing health care through data-driven innovation Published: Mon, 05 May 2025 16:15:00 […]

Novel AI model inspired by neural dynamics from the brain Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 15:30:00 -0400 | (Link) New type of “state-space model” leverages principles of harmonic oscillators. Making AI models more trustworthy for high-stakes settings Published: Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400 | (Link) A new method helps convey uncertainty more precisely, which […]

Merging design and computer science in creative ways Published: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:55:00 -0400 | (Link) MAD Fellow Alexander Htet Kyaw connects humans, machines, and the physical world using AI and augmented reality. Novel method detects microbial contamination in cell cultures Published: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:00:00 -0400 | (Link) Ultraviolet light “fingerprints” on […]

Novel method detects microbial contamination in cell cultures Published: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:00:00 -0400 | (Link) Ultraviolet light “fingerprints” on cell cultures and machine learning can provide a definitive yes/no contamination assessment within 30 minutes. Artificial intelligence enhances air mobility planning Published: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0400 | (Link) Lincoln Laboratory is transitioning […]

New model predicts a chemical reaction’s point of no return Published: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:00:00 -0400 | (Link) Chemists could use this quick computational method to design more efficient reactions that yield useful compounds, from fuels to pharmaceuticals. “Periodic table of machine learning” could fuel AI discovery Published: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400 […]

MIT’s McGovern Institute is shaping brain science and improving human lives on a global scale Published: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:40:00 -0400 | (Link) A quarter century after its founding, the McGovern Institute reflects on its discoveries in the areas of neuroscience, neurotechnology, artificial intelligence, brain-body connections, and therapeutics. Making AI-generated code more accurate in […]

A faster way to solve complex planning problems Published: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400 | (Link) By eliminating redundant computations, a new data-driven method can streamline processes like scheduling trains, routing delivery drivers, or assigning airline crews. Training LLMs to self-detoxify their language Published: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:50:00 -0400 | (Link) A new […]

New method efficiently safeguards sensitive AI training data Published: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400 | (Link) The approach maintains an AI model’s accuracy while ensuring attackers can’t extract secret information. Could LLMs help design our next medicines and materials? Published: Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400 | (Link) A new method lets users ask, […]

New method assesses and improves the reliability of radiologists’ diagnostic reports Published: Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400 | (Link) The framework helps clinicians choose phrases that more accurately reflect the likelihood that certain conditions are present in X-rays. Taking the “training wheels” off clean energy Published: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:35:00 -0400 | (Link) […]

Taking the “training wheels” off clean energy Published: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:35:00 -0400 | (Link) At the 2025 MIT Energy Conference, energy leaders from around the world discussed how to make green technologies competitive with fossil fuels. Vana is letting users own a piece of the AI models trained on their data Published: Thu, […]

Pattie Maes receives ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award Published: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:45:00 -0400 | (Link) Professor of media technology honored for research in human-computer interaction that is considered both fundamental and influential. For this computer scientist, MIT Open Learning was the start of a life-changing journey Published: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0400 […]

Making higher education more accessible to students in Pakistan Published: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:30:00 -0400 | (Link) EduFi, founded by an MIT alumna, provides low-interest student loans to families in Pakistan so more can attend college. MIT Maritime Consortium sets sail Published: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:55:00 -0400 | (Link) A new international collaboration […]

Google Removes AI Weapons Ban from Its Principles Google has revised its AI principles, removing a commitment to avoid using AI for weapons and surveillance. This change aligns with its ambitions in the global AI race but raises ethical concerns.Source: The AI Track OpenAI Launches Deep Research for Pro Users OpenAI introduced Deep Research, a new […]