Q&A: What is agentic AI today, and what do we want it to be?
Computer scientist Phillip Isola cuts through the hype to explain how AI agents work and what the future might hold for this rapidly advancing technology.
3 Questions: Beyond data-driven aesthetics
In a new Keller Gallery exhibition, Alexandros Haridis SM ’17, PhD ’22 traces centuries of ideas about aesthetic judgment and explores how design can make complex computational systems visible.
LLMs help robots understand vague instructions and focus on key details
To help robots do chores in places like homes and factories, a new approach from MIT uses one language model to clarify users’ instructions, then another to ignore irrelevant info.
Improving the speed and energy-efficiency of AI agents
A new system, known as Murakkab, optimizes the design and deployment of multistep workflows that power AI applications.
Exploring the societal impacts of AI
During the AI and Society Forum, leading MIT researchers examined critical questions about AI’s influence on employment and democracy.
New chip could help tiny robots traverse complex environments
Researchers combined an efficient algorithm with dedicated hardware to rapidly generate 3D maps for navigation using minimal memory and power.
A better way to model the behavior of metal alloys
MIT researchers’ approach captures subtle atomic patterns, improving predictions of material properties.
MIT in the media: For the future of tech, "Massachusetts can absolutely lead"
Leaders, faculty across MIT discuss fostering innovation and talent in Greater Boston in special series of articles published alongside the outlet's annual list of 'Tech Power Players'
Could AI tell you where you left your keys?
A new spatial memory system for robots efficiently captures details about the objects they see while exploring their environment.
How to create distinguishable states for quantum systems
Researchers establish key insights for reading and writing information for quantum sensing, communication, computing, and control.
When it comes to predicting people’s preferences, it pays to consider “the power of three”
MIT researchers provide a major upgrade to the nearly century-old idea of random utility models.
MIT affiliates win 2026 Hertz Foundation Fellowships
The fellowships in applied sciences, engineering, and mathematics recognize doctoral students who are pursuing solutions to the most pressing challenges in science and technology.
To study how chips really work, MIT researchers built their own operating system
A new kernel called Fractal gives researchers a cleaner view of what’s happening inside a processor, and has already surfaced previously unknown behavior in Apple’s M1.
Startup’s nuclear-inspired cooling system could make data centers more sustainable
Founded by two researchers from MIT, Ferveret reduces the amount of energy and water required to cool the chips that power AI.
NSF renews support for MIT-led AI and physics institute, expanding a new model for discovery
IAIFI enters its second phase with increased funding, broader ambitions, and a growing community at the frontier of AI and fundamental physics.