Solving a machine-learning mystery
A new study shows how large language models like GPT-3 can learn a new task from just a few examples, without the need for any new training data.
Automating the math for decision-making under uncertainty
A new tool brings the benefits of AI programming to a much broader class of problems.
How to make hydrogels more injectable
A new computational framework could help researchers design granular hydrogels to repair or replace diseased tissues.
Putting clear bounds on uncertainty
Computer scientists want to know the exact limits in our ability to clean up, and reconstruct, partly blurred images.
Research, education, and connection in the face of war
“I wouldn’t let the aggressor in the war squash my dreams,” says Ukrainian mathematician and MITx MicroMasters learner Tetiana Herasymova.
MIT researchers develop an AI model that can detect future lung cancer risk
Deep-learning model takes a personalized approach to assessing each patient’s risk of lung cancer based on CT scans.
Gaining real-world industry experience through Break Through Tech AI at MIT
A new experiential learning opportunity challenges undergraduates across the Greater Boston area to apply their AI skills to a range of industry projects.
Computers that power self-driving cars could be a huge driver of global carbon emissions
Study shows that if autonomous vehicles are widely adopted, hardware efficiency will need to advance rapidly to keep computing-related emissions in check.
2022-23 Takeda Fellows: Leveraging AI to positively impact human health
New fellows are working on health records, robot control, pandemic preparedness, brain injuries, and more.
Engineering in harmony
AeroAstro major and accomplished tuba player Frederick Ajisafe relishes the community he has found in the MIT Wind Ensemble.
Unpacking the “black box” to build better AI models
Stefanie Jegelka seeks to understand how machine-learning models behave, to help researchers build more robust models for applications in biology, computer vision, optimization, and more.
Simulating discrimination in virtual reality
The role-playing game “On the Plane” simulates xenophobia to foster greater understanding and reflection via virtual experiences.
Strengthening electron-triggered light emission
A new method can produce a hundredfold increase in light emissions from a type of electron-photon coupling, which is key to electron microscopes and other technologies.
Cognitive scientists develop new model explaining difficulty in language comprehension
Built on recent advances in machine learning, the model predicts how well individuals will produce and comprehend sentences.
This is your brain. This is your brain on code
MIT researchers are discovering which parts of the brain are engaged when a person evaluates a computer program.