Improving AI models’ ability to explain their predictions
A new approach could help users know whether to trust a model’s predictions in safety-critical applications like health care and autonomous driving.
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A “ChatGPT for spreadsheets” helps solve difficult engineering challenges faster
The approach could help engineers tackle extremely complex design problems, from power grid optimization to vehicle design.
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Featured video: Coding for underwater robotics
Lincoln Laboratory intern Ivy Mahncke developed and tested algorithms to help human divers and robots navigate underwater.
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New method could increase LLM training efficiency
By leveraging idle computing time, researchers can double the speed of model training while preserving accuracy.
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Mixing generative AI with physics to create personal items that work in the real world
To help generative AI models create durable, real-world accessories and decor, the PhysiOpt system runs physics simulations and makes subtle tweaks to its 3D blueprints.
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AI to help researchers see the bigger picture in cell biology
By providing holistic information on a cell, an AI-driven method could help scientists better understand disease mechanisms and plan experiments.
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Enhancing maritime cybersecurity with technology and policy
Strahinja Janjusevic brings an international perspective and US Naval Academy education to his graduate research in the MIT Technology and Policy Program.
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Study: AI chatbots provide less-accurate information to vulnerable users
Research from the MIT Center for Constructive Communication finds leading AI models perform worse for users with lower English proficiency, less formal education, and non-US origins.
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Exposing biases, moods, personalities, and abstract concepts hidden in large language models
A new method developed at MIT could root out vulnerabilities and improve LLM safety and performance.
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Parking-aware navigation system could prevent frustration and emissions
By minimizing the need to drive around looking for a parking spot, this technique can save drivers up to 35 minutes — and give them a realistic estimate of total travel time.
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Personalization features can make LLMs more agreeable
The context of long-term conversations can cause an LLM to begin mirroring the user’s viewpoints, possibly reducing accuracy or creating a virtual echo-chamber.
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New J-PAL research and policy initiative to test and scale AI innovations to fight poverty
Project AI Evidence will connect governments, tech companies, and nonprofits with world-class economists at MIT and across J-PAL's global network to evaluate and improve AI solutions.
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Accelerating science with AI and simulations
Associate Professor Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli has spent his career applying AI to improve scientific discovery. Now he believes we are at an inflection point.
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Using synthetic biology and AI to address global antimicrobial resistance threat
Driven by overuse and misuse of antibiotics, drug-resistant infections are on the rise, while development of new antibacterial tools has slowed.
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AI algorithm enables tracking of vital white matter pathways
Opening a new window on the brainstem, a new tool reliably and finely resolves distinct nerve bundles in live diffusion MRI scans, revealing signs of injury or disease.
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3 Questions: Using AI to help Olympic skaters land a quint
MIT Sports Lab researchers are applying AI technologies to help figure skaters improve. They also have thoughts on whether five-rotation jumps are humanly possible.
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Study: Platforms that rank the latest LLMs can be unreliable
Removing just a tiny fraction of the crowdsourced data that informs online ranking platforms can significantly change the results.
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“This is science!” – MIT president talks about the importance of America’s research enterprise on GBH’s Boston Public Radio
MIT faculty join The Curiosity Desk to discuss football, math, Olympic figure skating, AI and the quest to cure ovarian cancer.
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Helping AI agents search to get the best results out of large language models
EnCompass executes AI agent programs by backtracking and making multiple attempts, finding the best set of outputs generated by an LLM. It could help coders work with AI agents more efficiently.
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Brian Hedden named co-associate dean of Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing
He joins Nikos Trichakis in guiding the cross-cutting initiative of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.
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Antonio Torralba, three MIT alumni named 2025 ACM fellows
Torralba’s research focuses on computer vision, machine learning, and human visual perception.
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3 Questions: Using AI to accelerate the discovery and design of therapeutic drugs
Professor James Collins discusses how collaboration has been central to his research into combining computational predictions with new experimental platforms.
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Katie Spivakovsky wins 2026 Churchill Scholarship
The MIT senior will pursue a master’s degree at Cambridge University in the U.K. this fall.
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Architecture students bring new forms of human-machine interaction into the kitchen.
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