Multiple AI models help robots execute complex plans more transparently
A multimodal system uses models trained on language, vision, and action data to help robots develop and execute plans for household, construction, and manufacturing tasks.
Technique could efficiently solve partial differential equations for numerous applications
MIT researchers propose “PEDS” method for developing models of complex physical systems in mechanics, optics, thermal transport, fluid dynamics, physical chemistry, climate, and more.
AI agents help explain other AI systems
MIT researchers introduce a method that uses artificial intelligence to automate the explanation of complex neural networks.
Complex, unfamiliar sentences make the brain’s language network work harder
A new study finds that language regions in the left hemisphere light up when reading uncommon sentences, while straightforward sentences elicit little response.
The creative future of generative AI
An MIT panel charts how artificial intelligence will impact art and design.
Leveraging language to understand machines
Master’s students Irene Terpstra ’23 and Rujul Gandhi ’22 use language to design new integrated circuits and make it understandable to robots.
MIT in the media: 2023 in review
MIT community members made headlines with key research advances and their efforts to tackle pressing challenges.
Using AI, MIT researchers identify a new class of antibiotic candidates
These compounds can kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacterium that causes deadly infections.
A flexible solution to help artists improve animation
This new method draws on 200-year-old geometric foundations to give artists control over the appearance of animated characters.
Image recognition accuracy: An unseen challenge confounding today’s AI
“Minimum viewing time” benchmark gauges image recognition complexity for AI systems by measuring the time needed for accurate human identification.
Computational model captures the elusive transition states of chemical reactions
Using generative AI, MIT chemical engineers and chemists created a model that can predict the structures formed when a chemical reaction reaches its point of no return.
AI meets climate: MIT Energy and Climate Hack 2023
The Energy and Climate Hack presented opportunities for students and companies to collaborate and develop innovative solutions.
Three MIT students selected as inaugural MIT-Pillar AI Collective Fellows
The graduate students will aim to commercialize innovations in AI, machine learning, and data science.
Deep neural networks show promise as models of human hearing
Study shows computational models trained to perform auditory tasks display an internal organization similar to that of the human auditory cortex.
Closing the design-to-manufacturing gap for optical devices
A new method enables optical devices that more closely match their design specifications, boosting accuracy and efficiency.