MIT News - Artificial intelligence

MIT news feed about: Artificial intelligence

updated @ 06/04/2026 05:24:03

Teaching AI agents to ask better questions by playing “Battleship”
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:00:00 -0400
MIT researchers use the classic game as a test bed for AI agents, finding a small AI model can outperform the biggest ones at 1 percent of the cost.
Tod Machover receives George Peabody Medal for contributions to music and technology
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:50:00 -0400
The George Peabody Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.
MIT researchers teach AI models to interpret charts
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400
The new ChartNet training dataset could improve the accuracy of vision-language models that help analyze business trends or interpret scientific figures.
Media Advisory: MIT to establish regional quantum hub
Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400
With $25 million investment from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, MIT to build a new shared-use facility to serve as a statewide quantum toolbox.
Technology usually creates jobs for young, skilled workers. Will AI do the same?
Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400
A new study of the postwar U.S. shows which kinds of workers historically filled new tech-enabled jobs.
Building AI models that understand chemical principles
Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400
Connor Coley works at the interface of chemistry and machine learning, to discover and design new drug compounds.
Justin Solomon appointed associate dean of engineering education
Tue, 19 May 2026 17:10:00 -0400
MIT faculty member in electrical engineering and computer science to focus on innovation in engineering education and new pedagogical approaches.
Two from MIT named 2026 Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Thu, 14 May 2026 16:55:00 -0400
The prestigious fellowship funds graduate studies at Stanford University.
Q&A: Expanding MIT’s global reach through Universal Learning
Tue, 12 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400
Dimitris Bertsimas and Megan Mitchell discuss the motivation behind Universal Learning, and what sets the new MIT Open Learning educational initiative apart.
Universal AI is “a pathway to AI fluency that’s accessible and approachable to anyone, anywhere”
Tue, 12 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400
New AI education program from MIT Open Learning debuts with AI-powered personalization and a free introductory course for learners everywhere.
Study: Firms often use automation to control certain workers’ wages
Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400
MIT economists found US companies tend to target employees earning a “wage premium,” which increases inequality but not necessarily productivity.
Games people — and machines — play: Untangling strategic reasoning to advance AI
Tue, 05 May 2026 17:00:00 -0400
Assistant Professor Gabriele Farina mines the foundations of decision-making in complex multi-agent scenarios.
Beacon Biosignals is mapping the brain during sleep
Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400
Founded by Jake Donoghue PhD ’19 and former MIT researcher Jarrett Revels, the company is creating an AI-driven platform to help diagnose and treat disease.
Improving understanding with language
Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400
MIT senior Olivia Honeycutt investigates how the ways we communicate can shape our views of the world.
Making the case for curiosity-driven science
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400
President Sally Kornbluth spoke in front of a packed crowd about growing challenges to the U.S. research ecosystem as funding for America’s top research universities becomes increasingly strained.
Solving the “Whac-a-mole dilemma”: A smarter way to debias AI vision models
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:40:00 -0400
A new debiasing technique called WRING avoids creating or amplifying biases that can occur with existing debiasing approaches.
The MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab launches to shape the future of AI and quantum computing
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400
Building on a long-standing MIT–IBM collaboration, the new lab will chart the convergence of AI, algorithms, and quantum computing.
Enabling privacy-preserving AI training on everyday devices
Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400
A new method could bring more accurate and efficient AI models to high-stakes applications like health care and finance, even in under-resourced settings.
A faster way to estimate AI power consumption
Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400
The “EnergAIzer” method generates reliable results in seconds, enabling data center operators to efficiently allocate resources and reduce wasted energy.
MIT scientists build the world’s largest collection of Olympiad-level math problems, and open it to everyone
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:00 -0400
New dataset of 30,000-plus competition math problems from 47 countries gives AI researchers a harder test — and students worldwide a better training ground.
Teaching AI models to say “I’m not sure”
Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:15:00 -0400
A new training method improves the reliability of AI confidence estimates without sacrificing performance, addressing a root cause of hallucination in reasoning models.
Jacob Andreas and Brett McGuire named Edgerton Award winners
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:40:00 -0400
The associate professors of EECS and chemistry, respectively, are honored for exceptional contributions to teaching, research, and service at MIT.
Bringing AI-driven protein-design tools to biologists everywhere
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400
Founded by Tristan Bepler PhD ’20 and former MIT professor Tim Lu PhD ’07, OpenProtein.AI offers researchers open-source models and other tools for protein engineering.
Human-machine teaming dives underwater
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400
Researchers are developing hardware and algorithms to improve collaboration between divers and autonomous underwater vehicles engaged in maritime missions.
Q&A: MIT SHASS and the future of education in the age of AI
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400
As the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences marks 75 years, Dean Agustín Rayo reflects on how AI is reshaping higher education and why SHASS disciplines continue to be central to MIT’s mission.
A philosophy of work
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0400
As the NC Ethics of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow, Michal Masny is advancing dialogue, teaching, and research into the social and ethical dimensions of new computing technologies.
New technique makes AI models leaner and faster while they’re still learning
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0400
Researchers use control theory to shed unnecessary complexity from AI models during training, cutting compute costs without sacrificing performance.
Sixteen new START.nano companies are developing hard-tech solutions with the support of MIT.nano
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:40:00 -0400
Startup accelerator program grows to over 30 companies, almost half of them with MIT pedigrees.
Helping data centers deliver higher performance with less hardware
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400
Researchers developed a system that intelligently balances workloads to improve the efficiency of flash storage hardware in a data center.
Working to advance the nuclear renaissance
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:55:00 -0400
Dean Price, assistant professor in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, sees a bright future for nuclear power, and believes AI can help us realize that vision.
Evaluating the ethics of autonomous systems
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400
MIT researchers developed a testing framework that pinpoints situations where AI decision-support systems are not treating people and communities fairly.
Preview tool helps makers visualize 3D-printed objects
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400
By quickly generating aesthetically accurate previews of fabricated objects, the VisiPrint system could make prototyping faster and less wasteful.
MIT researchers use AI to uncover atomic defects in materials
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0400
A new model measures defects that can be leveraged to improve materials’ mechanical strength, heat transfer, and energy-conversion efficiency.
Seeing sounds
Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:45:00 -0400
Mariano Salcedo ’25, a master’s student in the new Music Technology and Computation Graduate Program, is designing an AI to visualize and express music and other sounds.
MIT engineers design proteins by their motion, not just their shape
Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:20:00 -0400
An AI model generates novel proteins based on how they vibrate and move, opening new possibilities for dynamic biomaterials and adaptive therapeutics.
AI system learns to keep warehouse robot traffic running smoothly
Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400
This new approach adapts to decide which robots should get the right of way at every moment, avoiding congestion and increasing throughput.
Augmenting citizen science with computer vision for fish monitoring
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:00:00 -0400
MIT Sea Grant works with the Woodwell Climate Research Center and other collaborators to demonstrate a deep learning-based system for fish monitoring.
Wristband enables wearers to control a robotic hand with their own movements
Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:00:00 -0400
By moving their hands and fingers, users can direct a robot to play piano or shoot a basketball, or they can manipulate objects in a virtual environment.
How to create “humble” AI
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400
An MIT-led team is designing artificial intelligence systems for medical diagnosis that are more collaborative and forthcoming about uncertainty.
Advancing international trade research and finding community
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:00:00 -0400
Sojun Park, a postdoc at the Center for International Studies, has learned much from his research on intellectual property as well as his interactions with students and mentors at MIT.
On algorithms, life, and learning
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:45:00 -0400
Operations research expert Dimitris Bertsimas delivered the annual Killian Lecture, providing a look at the past and future of his work.
What’s the right path for AI?
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:30:00 -0400
Conference speakers discussed the unfolding trajectory of AI and the benefits of shaping technology to meet people’s needs.
MIT and Hasso Plattner Institute establish collaborative hub for AI and creativity
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:45:00 -0400
Jointly led by the MIT Morningside Academy for Design, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, and the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, the hub will foster a dynamic community where computing, creativity, and human-centered innovation meet.
Generative AI improves a wireless vision system that sees through obstructions
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400
With this new technique, a robot could more accurately detect hidden objects or understand an indoor scene using reflected Wi-Fi signals.
A better method for identifying overconfident large language models
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400
This new metric for measuring uncertainty could flag hallucinations and help users know whether to trust an AI model.
New MIT class uses anthropology to improve chatbots
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:10:00 -0400
MIT computer science students design AI chatbots to help young users become more social, and socially confident.
A better method for planning complex visual tasks
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400
A new hybrid system could help robots navigate in changing environments or increase the efficiency of multirobot assembly teams.
Improving AI models’ ability to explain their predictions
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400
A new approach could help users know whether to trust a model’s predictions in safety-critical applications like health care and autonomous driving.
A “ChatGPT for spreadsheets” helps solve difficult engineering challenges faster
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500
The approach could help engineers tackle extremely complex design problems, from power grid optimization to vehicle design.
New method could increase LLM training efficiency
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500
By leveraging idle computing time, researchers can double the speed of model training while preserving accuracy.