MIT Press and Harvard Data Science Initiative launch the Harvard Data Science Review Open access journal to promote the latest research, educational resources, and commentary from leading minds in data science. July 15, 2019 Read full story →
Visiting lecturer to spearhead project exploring the geopolitics of artificial intelligence At MIT, Luis Videgaray, alumnus and former foreign minister of Mexico, will launch project to help shape international AI policies. July 12, 2019 Read full story →
Daron Acemoglu named Institute Professor Versatile economist awarded MIT’s highest faculty honor. July 10, 2019 Read full story →
Machine learning for everyone A new EECS course on applications of machine learning teaches students from a variety of disciplines about one of today’s hottest topics. July 9, 2019 Read full story →
Teaching artificial intelligence to create visuals with more common sense An MIT/IBM system could help artists and designers make quick tweaks to visuals while also helping researchers identify “fake” images. July 1, 2019 Read full story →
Drag-and-drop data analytics System lets nonspecialists use machine-learning models to make predictions for medical research, sales, and more. June 27, 2019 Read full story →
New AI programming language goes beyond deep learning General-purpose language works for computer vision, robotics, statistics, and more. June 26, 2019 Read full story →
Translating proteins into music, and back By turning molecular structures into sounds, researchers gain insight into protein structures and create new variations. June 26, 2019 Read full story →
Want to learn how to train an artificial intelligence model? Ask a friend. MIT Machine Intelligence Community introduces students to nuts and bolts of machine learning. June 25, 2019 Read full story →
Four 2019 40 Under 40 award winners are from Lincoln Laboratory The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association recognizes innovation and leadership in science and technology. June 19, 2019 Read full story →
3Q: David Mindell on his vision for human-centered robotics Engineer and historian discusses how the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing might integrate technical and humanistic research and education. June 18, 2019 Read full story →
Teaching artificial intelligence to connect senses like vision and touch MIT CSAIL system can learn to see by touching and feel by seeing, suggesting future where robots can more easily grasp and recognize objects. June 17, 2019 Read full story →
Toward artificial intelligence that learns to write code Researchers combine deep learning and symbolic reasoning for a more flexible way of teaching computers to program. June 14, 2019 Read full story →
A scholar and teacher re-examines moments in the history of STEM “I love teaching,” says PhD student Clare Kim. “It’s not that I’m just imparting knowledge, but I want [my students] to develop a critical way of thinking.” June 13, 2019 Read full story →
Chip design drastically reduces energy needed to compute with light Simulations suggest photonic chip could run optical neural networks 10 million times more efficiently than its electrical counterparts. June 5, 2019 Read full story →