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Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront

The inaugural SERC Symposium convened experts from multiple disciplines to explore the challenges and opportunities that arise with the broad applicability of computing in many aspects of society.

June 8, 2023

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MIT researchers make language models scalable self-learners

The scientists used a natural language-based logical inference dataset to create smaller language models that outperformed much larger counterparts.

June 8, 2023

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John Durant to step down as MIT Museum director

Durant, who led the reimagining of MIT’s museum in Kendall Square, will leave his post after 18 years of service.

June 8, 2023

Q&A: Gabriela Sá Pessoa on Brazilian politics, human rights in the Amazon, and AI

The Brazilian social justice reporter is a fellow at the MIT Center for International Studies.

June 6, 2023

On the left side of the image is an outline (red, green, and blue) of a person playing guitar. On the right side of the image is a multi-colored spectrogram of guitar music.

Scaling audio-visual learning without labels

A new multimodal technique blends major self-supervised learning methods to learn more similarly to humans.

June 5, 2023

Four illustrated heads have lines connects to region with scribbles, which connect to the various emotions printed at the top. The words "joy", "grief", "excitement", "surprise", "relief", "guilt", and "fury" are in black text with different color backgrounds.

Computational model mimics humans’ ability to predict emotions

Using insights into how people intuit others’ emotions, researchers have designed a model that approximates this aspect of human social intelligence.

June 5, 2023

A horizontal stream of multicolor dots is fed, from left to right, into a series of squares, arranged one in front of the other like four cards standing upright. On right, the output is an organized array of dots and lines.

New tool helps people choose the right method for evaluating AI models

Selecting the right method gives users a more accurate picture of how their model is behaving, so they are better equipped to correctly interpret its predictions.

May 31, 2023

Researchers from MIT and elsewhere developed an algorithm that automatically and dynamically determines whether a machine learning to complete a task should try to mimic its teacher or explore on its own through trial-and-error. This algorithm enabled simulated student machines to learn tasks faster and more effectively than other techniques.

A more effective way to train machines for uncertain, real-world situations

Researchers develop an algorithm that decides when a “student” machine should follow its teacher, and when it should learn on its own.

May 31, 2023

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CoCo: A real-time co-creative learning platform for young people

Media Lab PhD students Manuj Dhariwal and Shruti Dhariwal introduce a new paradigm of creative collaboration in digital learning environments.

May 30, 2023

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Celebrating the impact of IDSS

A two-day conference at MIT reflected on the impact of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society since its launch, as founding Director Munther Dahleh prepares to step down.

May 26, 2023

Cluster of pink blobs, depicting the Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria, are on a blue background with laser lines and glowing dots. Slightly left of center is a shooting scope that shows a clear view of the bacteria, while the rest of the background is blurry.

Using AI, scientists find a drug that could combat drug-resistant infections

The machine-learning algorithm identified a compound that kills Acinetobacter baumannii, a bacterium that lurks in many hospital settings.

May 25, 2023

Closeup image of a gauge with the word "SCORE" in bold. Levels are seen in rainbow colors with the options very bad, poor, fair, good, very good, and excellent. The needle is pointing to excellent.

Probabilistic AI that knows how well it’s working

It’s more important than ever for artificial intelligence to estimate how accurately it is explaining data.

May 25, 2023

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Helping robots handle fluids

Researchers create a new simulation tool for robots to manipulate complex fluids in a step toward helping them more effortlessly assist with daily tasks.

May 24, 2023

2 rows of 3 images each. The images compare models of a horse and cow’s volume. The 3D models are sliced like clay, and the inside of the figures show a checkerboard of white and green or blue patterns. In the images comparing the volume of the two sliced figures, the checkerboards show the same number of squares, but the squares are stretched and pulled.

A better way to match 3D volumes

By mapping the volumes of objects, rather than their surfaces, a new technique could yield solutions to computer graphics problems in animation and CAD.

May 24, 2023

A photo shows a wooden table and wooden chairs that are glowing red, as if highlighted.

Researchers use AI to identify similar materials in images

This machine-learning method could assist with robotic scene understanding, image editing, or online recommendation systems.

May 23, 2023

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Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront

MIT researchers make language models scalable self-learners

John Durant to step down as MIT Museum director

Q&A: Gabriela Sá Pessoa on Brazilian politics, human rights in the Amazon, and AI

Scaling audio-visual learning without labels

Computational model mimics humans’ ability to predict emotions

New tool helps people choose the right method for evaluating AI models

A more effective way to train machines for uncertain, real-world situations

CoCo: A real-time co-creative learning platform for young people

Celebrating the impact of IDSS

Using AI, scientists find a drug that could combat drug-resistant infections

Probabilistic AI that knows how well it’s working

Helping robots handle fluids

A better way to match 3D volumes

Researchers use AI to identify similar materials in images

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