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MIT and Mass General Hospital researchers find disparities in organ acceptance

In an analysis of over 160,000 transplant candidates, researchers found that race is linked to how likely an organ offer is to be accepted on behalf of a patient.

July 3, 2025

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LLMs factor in unrelated information when recommending medical treatments

Researchers find nonclinical information in patient messages — like typos, extra white space, and colorful language — reduces the accuracy of an AI model.

June 23, 2025

Annaliese Meyer stands with her Envisioning the Future of Computing prize winner statue.

Envisioning a future where health care tech leaves some behind

The winning essay of the Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize puts health care disparities at the forefront.

June 9, 2025

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Study shows vision-language models can’t handle queries with negation words

Words like “no” and “not” can cause this popular class of AI models to fail unexpectedly in high-stakes settings, such as medical diagnosis.

May 14, 2025

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School of Engineering faculty and staff receive awards for winter 2025

Faculty members and researchers honored in recognition of their scholarship, service, and overall excellence.

May 9, 2025

MIT faculty, alumni named 2025 Sloan Research Fellows

Annual award honors early-career researchers for creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments.

February 20, 2025

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Study reveals AI chatbots can detect race, but racial bias reduces response empathy

Researchers at MIT, NYU, and UCLA develop an approach to help evaluate whether large language models like GPT-4 are equitable enough to be clinically viable for mental health support.

December 16, 2024

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MIT affiliates named 2024 Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Fellows

Five MIT faculty members and two additional alumni are honored with fellowships to advance research on beneficial AI.

December 13, 2024

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AI in health should be regulated, but don’t forget about the algorithms, researchers say

In a recent commentary, a team from MIT, Equality AI, and Boston University highlights the gaps in regulation for AI models and non-AI algorithms in health care.

December 12, 2024