Topic
Artificial intelligence
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Algorithm connects students to the most interesting person they’ve never met
Tuka Al-Hanai and Mohammad Ghassemi have connected over 500 MIT students for more than 1,000 lunch meetings.
October 17, 2016 -
President Obama discusses artificial intelligence with Media Lab Director Joi Ito
One-on-one conversation in WIRED focuses on advancements in artificial intelligence and how society should respond to related concerns.
October 14, 2016 -
3-D-printed robots with shock-absorbing skins
By “programming” customized soft materials, CSAIL team can 3-D print safer, nimbler, more durable robots.
October 3, 2016 -
Automated screening for childhood communication disorders
Computer system could help identify subtle speech, language disorders in time for early intervention.
September 22, 2016 -
Professor Emeritus Seymour Papert, pioneer of constructionist learning, dies at 88
World-renowned mathematician, learning theorist, and educational-technology visionary was a founding faculty member of the MIT Media Lab.
August 1, 2016 -
First major database of non-native English
Resource could yield linguistic insights, practical applications for non-native English speakers.
July 29, 2016 -
Robert Fano, computing pioneer and founder of CSAIL, dies at 98
Professor emeritus helped launch field of information theory and developed early time-sharing computers.
July 15, 2016 -
Robot helps nurses schedule tasks on labor floor
System from Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab suggests where to move patients and who should do C-sections.
July 13, 2016 -
Building better trust between humans and machines
MIT-SUTD researchers are creating improved interfaces to help machines and humans work together to complete tasks.
June 21, 2016 -
Teaching machines to predict the future
Deep-learning vision system from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab anticipates human interactions using videos of TV shows.
June 21, 2016 -
Artificial intelligence produces realistic sounds that fool humans
Video-trained system from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab could help robots understand how objects interact with the world.
June 13, 2016 -
Robotic consensus
Control algorithm for teams of robots factors in moving obstacles.
April 21, 2016 -
Self-driving cars, meet rubber duckies
“Duckietown” class at Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab teaches autonomy, aims to become global research platform.
April 20, 2016 -
System predicts 85 percent of cyber-attacks using input from human experts
Virtual artificial intelligence analyst developed by the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab and PatternEx reduces false positives by factor of 5.
April 18, 2016 -
First-ever 3-D printed robots made of both solids and liquids
System from Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab 3-D prints hydraulically-powered robot bodies, with no assembly required.
April 6, 2016 -
Voice-controlled calorie counter
Spoken-language app makes meal logging easier, could aid weight loss.
March 24, 2016 -
Enabling human-robot rescue teams
System could help prevent robots from overwhelming human teammates with information.
February 17, 2016 -
Automatic contingency planning
Algorithm lets planning systems generate backup plans efficiently.
February 15, 2016 -
Car talk
At MIT, federal safety chief discusses future of automated driving.
February 10, 2016 -
Energy-friendly chip can perform powerful artificial-intelligence tasks
Advance could enable mobile devices to implement “neural networks” modeled on the human brain.
February 3, 2016