Merging design and computer science in creative ways
The speed with which new technologies hit the market is nothing compared to the speed with which talented researchers find creative ways to use them,…
MIT engineers grow “high-rise” 3D chips
The electronics industry is approaching a limit to the number of transistors that can be packed onto the surface of a computer chip. So, chip…
When MIT’s interdisciplinary NEET program is a perfect fit
At an early age, Katie Spivakovsky learned to study the world from different angles. Dinner-table conversations at her family’s home in Menlo…
MIT researchers introduce Boltz-1, a fully open-source model for predicting biomolecular structures
MIT scientists have released a powerful, open-source AI model, called Boltz-1, that could significantly accelerate biomedical research and…
Study reveals AI chatbots can detect race, but racial bias reduces response empathy
With the cover of anonymity and the company of strangers, the appeal of the digital world is growing as a place to seek out mental health…
Lara Ozkan named 2025 Marshall Scholar
Lara Ozkan, an MIT senior from Oradell, New Jersey, has been selected as a 2025 Marshall Scholar and will begin graduate studies in the United…
MIT affiliates named 2024 Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Fellows
Five MIT faculty members and two additional alumni were recently named to the 2024 cohort of AI2050 Fellows. The honor is announced annually…
New Boards Hub Rollout Expectations
Although the process may seem slow, we are steadily progressing toward rolling out the New Boards Hub to all customers. Our plan is to…
Researchers reduce bias in AI models while preserving or improving accuracy
Machine-learning models can fail when they try to make predictions for individuals who were underrepresented in the datasets they were trained…
Enabling AI to explain its predictions in plain language
Machine-learning models can make mistakes and be difficult to use, so scientists have developed explanation methods to help users understand…
Daniela Rus wins John Scott Award
Daniela Rus, director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and MIT professor of electrical engineering and…