Topic
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
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Summit discusses impact of machines on jobs, productivity, and the global economy
Two-day “AI and the Future of Work” summit at MIT focused on the artificial intelligence revolution and the workplace.
November 7, 2017 -
Faster big-data analysis
System for performing “tensor algebra” offers 100-fold speedups over previous software packages.
October 30, 2017 -
Crowdsourcing big-data analysis
Web-based system automatically evaluates proposals from far-flung data scientists.
October 30, 2017 -
Selective memory
Scheme would make new high-capacity data caches 33 to 50 percent more efficient.
October 22, 2017 -
How we determine who’s to blame
Before assigning responsibility, our minds simulate alternative outcomes, study shows.
October 17, 2017 -
Using artificial intelligence to improve early breast cancer detection
Model developed at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory could reduce false positives and unnecessary surgeries.
October 16, 2017 -
Teleoperating robots with virtual reality
A virtual reality system from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory could make it easier for factory workers to telecommute.
October 11, 2017 -
Regina Barzilay wins MacArthur “genius grant”
MIT computer scientist who studies natural language processing and machine learning wins $625,000 prize.
October 11, 2017 -
An algorithm for your blind spot
Using smartphone cameras, system for seeing around corners could help with self-driving cars and search-and-rescue.
October 9, 2017 -
Celebrating the life of doctoral student and alumnus Michael B. Cohen
Faculty, friends, and family pay tribute to an intellectually generous scholar.
October 5, 2017 -
Bug-repair system learns from example
Automatic code-patching system corrects nearly twice as many errors as its predecessors.
September 28, 2017 -
“Superhero” robot wears different outfits for different tasks
Shape-shifting device from CSAIL can walk, roll, sail, and glide using recyclable exoskeletons.
September 27, 2017 -
New leadership for MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab
Computer vision and machine learning expert Antonio Torralba to lead new artificial intelligence research lab.
September 20, 2017 -
Automatic code reuse
System makes modifications necessary to transplant code from one program into another.
September 19, 2017 -
“Peel-and-go” printable structures fold themselves
Expanding polymer enables self-folding without heating or immersion in water.
September 13, 2017 -
How neural networks think
General-purpose technique sheds light on inner workings of neural nets trained to process language.
September 8, 2017 -
3Q: Anantha Chandrakasan on new MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab
Lab seeks to expand the boundaries of research on artificial intelligence.
September 7, 2017 -
IBM and MIT to pursue joint research in artificial intelligence, establish new MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab
IBM plans to make a 10-year, $240 million investment in new lab with MIT to advance AI hardware, software, and algorithms.
September 7, 2017 -
Gregory Falco: Protecting urban infrastructure against cyberterrorism
PhD student works at the intersection of urban planning and computer science.
September 5, 2017 -
Making data centers more energy efficient
Flash-memory system could reduce power consumption of data center “caches” by 90 percent.
August 30, 2017