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MIT News — AI research 12h ago

MIT in the media: Innovating and educating for the next 250 years of America

During a "Washington Post Live" panel discussion with ASU President Michael Crow, President Sally Kornbluth explored how universities are preparing the next generation of scientists to lead in America’s rapidly changing technological landscape.

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MIT News — AI research 1d ago

Q&A: What is agentic AI today, and what do we want it to be?

Computer scientist Phillip Isola cuts through the hype to explain how AI agents work and what the future might hold for this rapidly advancing technology.

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MIT News — AI research 2d ago

Inaugural MIT Music Technology Research Showcase celebrates work of new graduate program’s initial students

Associate Professor Anna Huang delivers the keynote address, “In Search of Human-AI Resonance,” to a capacity crowd.

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MIT News — AI research 2d ago

3 Questions: Beyond data-driven aesthetics

In a new Keller Gallery exhibition, Alexandros Haridis SM ’17, PhD ’22 traces centuries of ideas about aesthetic judgment and explores how design can make complex computational systems visible.

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MIT News — AI research 5d ago

David Autor named head of the Department of Economics

A faculty member since 1999, Autor is a leading researcher in artificial intelligence and the work of the future.

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MIT News — AI research 5d ago

LLMs help robots understand vague instructions and focus on key details

To help robots do chores in places like homes and factories, a new approach from MIT uses one language model to clarify users’ instructions, then another to ignore irrelevant info.

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MIT News — AI research 6d ago

MIT in the media: Exploring how curiosity-driven science is an essential ingredient in America’s success

“Scientific American” showcases the history and future of America’s scientific engine, highlighting promising young scientists and icons at MIT and beyond.

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MIT News — AI research 7d ago

Improving the speed and energy-efficiency of AI agents

A new system, known as Murakkab, optimizes the design and deployment of multistep workflows that power AI applications.

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MIT News — AI research 8d ago

Exploring the societal impacts of AI

During the AI and Society Forum, leading MIT researchers examined critical questions about AI’s influence on employment and democracy.

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MIT News — AI research 9d ago

New chip could help tiny robots traverse complex environments

Researchers combined an efficient algorithm with dedicated hardware to rapidly generate 3D maps for navigation using minimal memory and power.

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MIT News — AI research 12d ago

A better way to model the behavior of metal alloys

MIT researchers’ approach captures subtle atomic patterns, improving predictions of material properties.

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MIT News — AI research 14d ago

MIT in the media: For the future of tech, "Massachusetts can absolutely lead"

Leaders, faculty across MIT discuss fostering innovation and talent in Greater Boston in special series of articles published alongside the outlet's annual list of 'Tech Power Players'

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MIT News — AI research 14d ago

In game theory, generalists sometimes win out over specialists

Researchers show that for certain kinds of games, an overlooked class of algorithms performs much better than expected.

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MIT News — AI research 15d ago

Could AI tell you where you left your keys?

A new spatial memory system for robots efficiently captures details about the objects they see while exploring their environment.

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MIT News — AI research 15d ago

MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing builds momentum

In its first year, INM has worked across research, workforce development, and industry engagement to help accelerate new manufacturing technologies and their real-world deployment.

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MIT News — AI research 20d ago

Jinhua Zhao named head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning

An expert in behavioral science and transportation, Zhao combines these studies with AI and public policy to address some of the most urgent challenges facing cities.

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MIT News — AI research 20d ago

When it comes to predicting people’s preferences, it pays to consider “the power of three”

MIT researchers provide a major upgrade to the nearly century-old idea of random utility models.

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MIT News — AI research 20d ago

MIT affiliates win 2026 Hertz Foundation Fellowships

The fellowships in applied sciences, engineering, and mathematics recognize doctoral students who are pursuing solutions to the most pressing challenges in science and technology.

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MIT News — AI research 22d ago

Startup’s nuclear-inspired cooling system could make data centers more sustainable

Founded by two researchers from MIT, Ferveret reduces the amount of energy and water required to cool the chips that power AI.

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MIT News — AI research 22d ago

The consequences of relying on AI for accurate news

Media Lab study shows that, much like how GPS has weakened our navigation skills, AI can make us worse at detecting fake news.

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MIT News — AI research 26d ago

The crucial human component in computing and AI

The MIT Ethics of Computing Research Symposium brought together experts and researchers working at the heart of ethical and social impact in technology.

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MIT News — AI research 27d ago

PATH to boost AI training and career opportunities for industry-aligned jobs

MIT RAISE and Georgia State University announce an initiative to connect universities, community colleges, industry, and government to expand industry-aligned AI training and career pathways.

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MIT News — AI research 27d ago

NSF renews support for MIT-led AI and physics institute, expanding a new model for discovery

IAIFI enters its second phase with increased funding, broader ambitions, and a growing community at the frontier of AI and fundamental physics.

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MIT News — AI research 28d ago

Teaching AI agents to ask better questions by playing “Battleship”

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.

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MIT News — AI research 28d ago

Tod Machover receives George Peabody Medal for contributions to music and technology

The George Peabody Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.

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MIT News — AI research 29d ago

MIT researchers teach AI models to interpret charts

The new ChartNet training dataset could improve the accuracy of vision-language models that help analyze business trends or interpret scientific figures.

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MIT News — AI research 1mo ago

Media Advisory: MIT to establish regional quantum hub

With $25 million investment from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, MIT to build a new shared-use facility to serve as a statewide quantum toolbox.

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MIT News — AI research 1mo ago

Technology usually creates jobs for young, skilled workers. Will AI do the same?

A new study of the postwar U.S. shows which kinds of workers historically filled new tech-enabled jobs.

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MIT News — AI research 1mo ago

Building AI models that understand chemical principles

Connor Coley works at the interface of chemistry and machine learning, to discover and design new drug compounds.

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MIT News — AI research 1mo ago

Justin Solomon appointed associate dean of engineering education

MIT faculty member in electrical engineering and computer science to focus on innovation in engineering education and new pedagogical approaches.

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MIT News — AI research 1mo ago

Two from MIT named 2026 Knight-Hennessy Scholars

The prestigious fellowship funds graduate studies at Stanford University.

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MIT News — AI research 1mo ago

Q&A: Expanding MIT’s global reach through Universal Learning

Dimitris Bertsimas and Megan Mitchell discuss the motivation behind Universal Learning, and what sets the new MIT Open Learning educational initiative apart.

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MIT News — AI research 1mo ago

Universal AI is “a pathway to AI fluency that’s accessible and approachable to anyone, anywhere”

New AI education program from MIT Open Learning debuts with AI-powered personalization and a free introductory course for learners everywhere.

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MIT News — AI research 1mo ago

Study: Firms often use automation to control certain workers’ wages

MIT economists found US companies tend to target employees earning a “wage premium,” which increases inequality but not necessarily productivity.

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MIT News — AI research 1mo ago

Games people — and machines — play: Untangling strategic reasoning to advance AI

Assistant Professor Gabriele Farina mines the foundations of decision-making in complex multi-agent scenarios.

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MIT News — AI research 2mo ago

Beacon Biosignals is mapping the brain during sleep

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.

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MIT News — AI research 2mo ago

Improving understanding with language

MIT senior Olivia Honeycutt investigates how the ways we communicate can shape our views of the world.

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MIT News — AI research 2mo ago

Making the case for curiosity-driven science

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.

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MIT News — AI research 2mo ago

Solving the “Whac-a-mole dilemma”: A smarter way to debias AI vision models

A new debiasing technique called WRING avoids creating or amplifying biases that can occur with existing debiasing approaches.

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MIT News — AI research 2mo ago

The MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab launches to shape the future of AI and quantum computing

Building on a long-standing MIT–IBM collaboration, the new lab will chart the convergence of AI, algorithms, and quantum computing.

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MIT News — AI research 2mo ago

Enabling privacy-preserving AI training on everyday devices

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.

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MIT News — AI research 2mo ago

A faster way to estimate AI power consumption

The “EnergAIzer” method generates reliable results in seconds, enabling data center operators to efficiently allocate resources and reduce wasted energy.

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MIT News — AI research 2mo ago

MIT scientists build the world’s largest collection of Olympiad-level math problems, and open it to everyone

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.

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MIT News — AI research 2mo ago

Teaching AI models to say “I’m not sure”

A new training method improves the reliability of AI confidence estimates without sacrificing performance, addressing a root cause of hallucination in reasoning models.

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MIT News — AI research 2mo ago

Jacob Andreas and Brett McGuire named Edgerton Award winners

The associate professors of EECS and chemistry, respectively, are honored for exceptional contributions to teaching, research, and service at MIT.

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MIT News — AI research 2mo ago

Bringing AI-driven protein-design tools to biologists everywhere

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.

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MIT News — AI research 2mo ago

Human-machine teaming dives underwater

Researchers are developing hardware and algorithms to improve collaboration between divers and autonomous underwater vehicles engaged in maritime missions.

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MIT News — AI research 2mo ago

Q&A: MIT SHASS and the future of education in the age of AI

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.

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MIT News — AI research 2mo ago

A philosophy of work

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.

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MIT News — AI research 2mo ago

New technique makes AI models leaner and faster while they’re still learning

Researchers use control theory to shed unnecessary complexity from AI models during training, cutting compute costs without sacrificing performance.

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MIT in the media: Innovating and educating for the next 250 years of America

Q&A: What is agentic AI today, and what do we want it to be?

Inaugural MIT Music Technology Research Showcase celebrates work of new graduate program’s initial students

3 Questions: Beyond data-driven aesthetics

David Autor named head of the Department of Economics

LLMs help robots understand vague instructions and focus on key details

MIT in the media: Exploring how curiosity-driven science is an essential ingredient in America’s success

Improving the speed and energy-efficiency of AI agents

Exploring the societal impacts of AI

New chip could help tiny robots traverse complex environments

A better way to model the behavior of metal alloys

MIT in the media: For the future of tech, "Massachusetts can absolutely lead"

In game theory, generalists sometimes win out over specialists

Could AI tell you where you left your keys?

MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing builds momentum

Jinhua Zhao named head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning

When it comes to predicting people’s preferences, it pays to consider “the power of three”

MIT affiliates win 2026 Hertz Foundation Fellowships

Startup’s nuclear-inspired cooling system could make data centers more sustainable

The consequences of relying on AI for accurate news

The crucial human component in computing and AI

PATH to boost AI training and career opportunities for industry-aligned jobs

NSF renews support for MIT-led AI and physics institute, expanding a new model for discovery

Teaching AI agents to ask better questions by playing “Battleship”

Tod Machover receives George Peabody Medal for contributions to music and technology

MIT researchers teach AI models to interpret charts

Media Advisory: MIT to establish regional quantum hub

Technology usually creates jobs for young, skilled workers. Will AI do the same?

Building AI models that understand chemical principles

Justin Solomon appointed associate dean of engineering education

Two from MIT named 2026 Knight-Hennessy Scholars

Q&A: Expanding MIT’s global reach through Universal Learning

Universal AI is “a pathway to AI fluency that’s accessible and approachable to anyone, anywhere”

Study: Firms often use automation to control certain workers’ wages

Games people — and machines — play: Untangling strategic reasoning to advance AI

Beacon Biosignals is mapping the brain during sleep

Improving understanding with language

Making the case for curiosity-driven science

Solving the “Whac-a-mole dilemma”: A smarter way to debias AI vision models

The MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab launches to shape the future of AI and quantum computing

Enabling privacy-preserving AI training on everyday devices

A faster way to estimate AI power consumption

MIT scientists build the world’s largest collection of Olympiad-level math problems, and open it to everyone

Teaching AI models to say “I’m not sure”

Jacob Andreas and Brett McGuire named Edgerton Award winners

Bringing AI-driven protein-design tools to biologists everywhere

Human-machine teaming dives underwater

Q&A: MIT SHASS and the future of education in the age of AI

A philosophy of work

New technique makes AI models leaner and faster while they’re still learning