A method for designing neural networks optimally suited for certain tasks With the right building blocks, machine-learning models can more accurately perform tasks like fraud detection or spam filtering. March 30, 2023 Read full story →
School of Engineering welcomes new faculty Eleven new faculty members join six of the school's academic departments and institutes. March 29, 2023 Read full story →
Bob Metcalfe ’69 wins $1 million Turing Award CSAIL research affiliate and MIT Corporation life member emeritus is honored with the “Nobel Prize of computing” for Ethernet invention. March 22, 2023 Read full story →
Learning to grow machine-learning models New LiGO technique accelerates training of large machine-learning models, reducing the monetary and environmental cost of developing AI applications. March 22, 2023 Read full story →
A glimpse inside Intel In MIT visit, CEO Pat Gelsinger sounds a bullish note on the future of U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. March 21, 2023 Read full story →
MIT affiliates honored with 2023 Optica awards and medals Optics and photonics awards go to Professor Marin Soljacic as well as alumni Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato, Turan Erdogan, Harold Metcalf, and Andrew Weiner. March 17, 2023 Read full story →
3 Questions: How automation and good jobs can co-exist Work of the Future Initiative co-directors Julie Shah and Ben Armstrong describe their vision of “positive-sum automation.” March 17, 2023 Read full story →
New method accelerates data retrieval in huge databases Researchers used machine learning to build faster and more efficient hash functions, which are a key component of databases. March 13, 2023 Read full story →
MIT professor to Congress: “We are at an inflection point” with AI Aleksander Mądry urges lawmakers to ask rigorous questions about how AI tools are being used by corporations. March 10, 2023 Read full story →
Matthew Kearney: Bringing AI and philosophy into dialogue The computer science and philosophy double-major aims to advance the field of AI ethics. March 10, 2023 Read full story →
Titanic robots make farming more sustainable MIT alumnus-founded FarmWise uses autonomous machines to snip weeds while preserving crops, eliminating the need for herbicides. March 9, 2023 Read full story →
Creating a versatile vaccine to take on Covid-19 in its many guises Aided by machine learning, scientists are working to develop a vaccine that would be effective against all SARS-CoV-2 strains. March 9, 2023 Read full story →
QuARC 2023 explores the leading edge in quantum information and science The second annual student-industry conference was held in-person for the first time. March 3, 2023 Read full story →
Large language models are biased. Can logic help save them? MIT researchers trained logic-aware language models to reduce harmful stereotypes like gender and racial biases. March 3, 2023 Read full story →
Robot armies duke it out in Battlecode’s epic on-screen battles The long-running programming competition encourages skills and friendships that last a lifetime. March 3, 2023 Read full story →