The cost of thinking
MIT neuroscientists find a surprising parallel in the ways humans and new AI models solve complex problems.
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Phil Sharp-Alnylam Fund for Emerging Scientists to support MIT biology graduate students and faculty
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals establishes named fund in honor of its co-founder, an MIT Institute Professor and Nobel laureate.
Teaching large language models how to absorb new knowledge
With a new method developed at MIT, an LLM behaves more like a student, writing notes that it studies to memorize new information.
Understanding the nuances of human-like intelligence
Associate Professor Phillip Isola studies the ways in which intelligent machines “think,” in an effort to safely integrate AI into human society.
MIT Energy Initiative launches Data Center Power Forum
MIT faculty and MITEI member company experts address power demand from data centers.
Giving buildings an “MRI” to make them more energy-efficient and resilient
Founded by a team from MIT, Lamarr.AI uses drones, thermal imaging, and AI to help property owners make targeted investments in their buildings.
Charting the future of AI, from safer answers to faster thinking
MIT PhD students who interned with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab Summer Program are pushing AI tools to be more flexible, efficient, and grounded in truth.
MIT researchers propose a new model for legible, modular software
The coding framework uses modular concepts and simple synchronization rules to make software clearer, safer, and easier for LLMs to generate.
Teaching robots to map large environments
A new approach developed at MIT could help a search-and-rescue robot navigate an unpredictable environment by rapidly generating an accurate map of its surroundings.
Startup provides a nontechnical gateway to coding on quantum computers
Co-founded by Kanav Setia and Jason Necaise ’20, qBraid lets users access the most popular quantum devices and software programs on an intuitive, cloud-based platform.
Helping K-12 schools navigate the complex world of AI
MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab, led by Associate Professor Justin Reich, is working to help educators by listening to and sharing their stories.
3 Questions: How AI is helping us monitor and support vulnerable ecosystems
MIT PhD student and CSAIL researcher Justin Kay describes his work combining AI and computer vision systems to monitor the ecosystems that support our planet.
Q&A: How MITHIC is fostering a culture of collaboration at MIT
A presidential initiative, the MIT Human Insight Collaborative is supporting new interdisciplinary initiatives and projects across the Institute.
Study: Identifying kids who need help learning to read isn’t as easy as A, B, C
While most states mandate screenings to guide early interventions for children struggling with reading, many teachers feel underprepared to administer and interpret them.
MIT students thrive in internships in the Arab World
The MISTI Arab World program offers MIT students invaluable work and life experiences in a dynamic region.