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Scientists in red T-shirts demonstrate an air cannon to a child

Brains, fashion, alien life, and more: Highlights from the Cambridge Science Festival

Organized by the MIT Museum, the 2024 celebration of science, technology, and culture was the largest in its history, with over 50,000 visitors at 300 events.

October 28, 2024

In the lab, a dog sits next to a big white robot arm, dog food, bowl, tea pot, and mug.

A faster, better way to train general-purpose robots

Inspired by large language models, researchers develop a training technique that pools diverse data to teach robots new skills.

October 28, 2024

Misinformation is all around. How can we combat it?

In a lecture at MIT, Professor Adam Berinsky surveyed one of the thorniest ongoing problems in modern politics.

October 22, 2024

The nodes of a large language model burst out from a spreadsheet

Making it easier to verify an AI model’s responses

By allowing users to clearly see data referenced by a large language model, this tool speeds manual validation to help users spot AI errors.

October 21, 2024

Vincent Sitzmann and Boyuan Chen place a toy apple in front of a robotic arm attached to a table. A toy orange is nearby, placed on top of a blue circular mat, near light and dark green mats.

Combining next-token prediction and video diffusion in computer vision and robotics

A new method can train a neural network to sort corrupted data while anticipating next steps. It can make flexible plans for robots, generate high-quality video, and help AI agents navigate digital environments.

October 16, 2024

A doctor looks at a laptop. Overlays show health and AI icons.

Equipping doctors with AI co-pilots

Alumni-founded Ambience Healthcare automates routine tasks for clinicians before, during, and after patient visits.

October 16, 2024

A student wearing protective gear including a full helmet and face shield with air supply works at a refrigerator-sized machine

Artificial intelligence meets “blisk” in new DARPA-funded collaboration

Collaborative multi-university team will pursue new AI-enhanced design tools and high-throughput testing methods for next-generation turbomachinery.

October 8, 2024

Bubble findings could unlock better electrode and electrolyzer designs

A new study of bubbles on electrode surfaces could help improve the efficiency of electrochemical processes that produce fuels, chemicals, and materials.

October 8, 2024

Justin Reich stands outside with MIT Medical in background.

On technology in schools, think evolution, not revolution

Associate Professor Justin Reich’s work shows high-tech tools infuse into education one step at a time, as schools keep adapting and changing.

October 6, 2024

Abstract illustration with three cubes, each containing a set of connected dots

How AI is improving simulations with smarter sampling techniques

MIT CSAIL researchers created an AI-powered method for low-discrepancy sampling, which uniformly distributes data points to boost simulation accuracy.

October 2, 2024

Portrait photo of Professor David Singer

Q&A: A new initiative to help strengthen democracy

David Singer, head of the MIT Department of Political Science, discusses the Strengthening Democracy Initiative, focused on the rigorous study of elections, public opinion, and political participation.

October 1, 2024

Interface of Future You showing a young woman, and an older version of the young woman

AI simulation gives people a glimpse of their potential future self

By enabling users to chat with an older version of themselves, Future You is aimed at reducing anxiety and guiding young people to make better choices.

October 1, 2024

In this watercolor scene a cartoon robot sees a smiling face in the moon, while a dog looks on.

AI pareidolia: Can machines spot faces in inanimate objects?

New dataset of “illusory” faces reveals differences between human and algorithmic face detection, links to animal face recognition, and a formula predicting where people most often perceive faces.

September 30, 2024

Where flood policy helps most — and where it could do more

A U.S. program provides important flood insurance relief, but it’s used more in communities with greater means to protect themselves.

September 30, 2024

Anna Huang and Eran Egozy pose under a curved overhang

MIT launches new Music Technology and Computation Graduate Program

The program will invite students to investigate new vistas at the intersection of music, computing, and technology.

September 27, 2024

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