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Illustration with four panels shows 3D models of robots performing various tasks. From top left: a pan of potatos on top of stove, with a robot holding a food item. To the right is a robot standing in front of a cabinent. In the bottom left, a robot stands in front of a full kitchen and reaches for a pot. In the bottom right quadrant, a robotic gripper reaches into the sink for an item, next to two water bottles.

AI helps household robots cut planning time in half

PIGINet leverages machine learning to streamline and enhance household robots' task and motion planning, by assessing and filtering feasible solutions in complex environments.

July 14, 2023

Hands are typing on a laptop, and glowing speech bubble icons emerge that say, “AI, Chat GPT.”

Study finds ChatGPT boosts worker productivity for some writing tasks

A new report by MIT researchers highlights the potential of generative AI to help workers with certain writing assignments.

July 14, 2023

Abel Sanchez standing with his hands in his pockets and smiling for the camera

Making sense of all things data

Abel Sanchez helps industries and executives shift their operations in order to make sense of their data and use it to help their bottom lines.

July 13, 2023

3 faces are made of glowing green lines and rendered in polygons. Floating polygonal shapes appear over the dark purple background.

How an “AI-tocracy” emerges

In China, the use of AI-driven facial recognition helps the regime repress dissent while enhancing the technology, researchers report.

July 13, 2023

Illustration with a helix that resembles DNA in the middle of the frame, with small circles surrounding it.

Generative AI imagines new protein structures

“FrameDiff” is a computational tool that uses generative AI to craft new protein structures, with the aim of accelerating drug development and improving gene therapy.

July 12, 2023

Mazumder leans against a windowed wall with his arms crossed while indoors.

Statistics, operations research, and better algorithms

MIT Sloan Associate Professor Rahul Mazumder finds ways to create and refine statistical models with an array of applications.

July 12, 2023

Illustration shows purple and orange balls, floating and connected like a neural network or like molecules. White molecule figures are also floating against the dark background.

Learning the language of molecules to predict their properties

This AI system only needs a small amount of data to predict molecular properties, which could speed up drug discovery and material development.

July 7, 2023

3D rendering of a DNA molecule in blue and pink against a black background

MIT scientists build a system that can generate AI models for biology research

BioAutoMATED, an open-source, automated machine-learning platform, aims to help democratize artificial intelligence for research labs.

July 6, 2023

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When computer vision works more like a brain, it sees more like people do

Training artificial neural networks with data from real brains can make computer vision more robust.

June 30, 2023

Aleksander Madry stands in front of a whiteboard speaking to a classroom full of participants

Educating national security leaders on artificial intelligence

Experts from MIT’s School of Engineering, Schwarzman College of Computing, and Sloan Executive Education educate national security leaders in AI fundamentals.

June 30, 2023