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From MIT to IBM, expediting AI and quantum deployment

MIT News AIResearchFrom MIT to IBM, expediting AI and quantum deployment MIT affiliates engage with the MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab to bring rigorous theory to production systems.

September 2
System helps humans predict when self-driving cars will make mistakes

MIT News AIResearchSystem helps humans predict when self-driving cars will make mistakes A new method, called CW-Net, translates the reasoning process of an autonomous vehicle’s AI system into understandable concepts that explain its behavior.

September 2
Walter Torous named executive director of MIT Center for Real Estate

MIT News AIResearchWalter Torous named executive director of MIT Center for Real Estate The senior lecturer, already director of the degree program, will now oversee all aspects of the center’s activities and operations.

September 1
Ila Kumar: Innovating with communities

MIT News AIResearchIla Kumar: Innovating with communities The PhD student works to give young people an active role in shaping digital technologies that can support their own well-being.

September 1
MIT Quantum Initiative launches postdoctoral fellowship program

MIT News AIResearchMIT Quantum Initiative launches postdoctoral fellowship program The Institute welcomes its first cohort of QMIT Fellows this fall to advance interdisciplinary quantum research.

August 31
How an MIT research project became a global programming language

MIT News AIResearchHow an MIT research project became a global programming language With millions of users across the world, Julia has been used to conduct cutting-edge research and to design new drugs, jet engines, heat pumps, and more.

August 31
Looking beyond natural sequences

MIT News AIResearchLooking beyond natural sequences A new machine-learning framework aims to improve the success rate of computational protein design while moving away from results that reproduce sequences found in nature.

August 27
AI helps design new materials that work in the real world

MIT News AIResearchAI helps design new materials that work in the real world The “CrysVCD” tool developed at MIT could cut the huge amounts of time and money spent on screening out chemically unstable designs.

August 26
Generating scenarios for extreme events, without extreme data

MIT News AIResearchGenerating scenarios for extreme events, without extreme data A new algorithm learns to anticipate the unprecedented scenarios that critical infrastructure and global supply chains are least prepared for.

August 24
Paving the way for greener ammonia production

MIT News AIResearchPaving the way for greener ammonia production New MIT research could lead to better materials for a fossil-fuel-free process for making the chemical that's essential to fertilizer and other products.

August 20
When AI art has no author: Study finds generated images often can’t be traced to training data

MIT News AIResearchWhen AI art has no author: Study finds generated images often can’t be traced to training data A new method for surgically removing training examples from a model reveals that as datasets grow, the link between what a model learns and what it produces dissolves.

August 18
Q&A: Rethinking how innovation happens

MIT News AIResearchQ&A: Rethinking how innovation happens In his latest book, Professor Eugene Fitzgerald examines the forces that turn breakthroughs into value — and why innovation resists simple formulas.

August 17
With a feel for physics, AI models simulate a wider range of real-world scenarios

MIT News AIResearchWith a feel for physics, AI models simulate a wider range of real-world scenarios “GeoPT” helps AI models understand the basics of physics so they can simulate how objects respond to things like wind and water more efficiently and accurately.

August 10
Solving the solvent problem

MIT News AIResearchSolving the solvent problem By focusing on electrolytes, MIT scientists are making sodium-metal batteries a more practical energy storage option.

August 4
The benefits of medical AI assistance vary based on user expertise

MIT News AIResearchThe benefits of medical AI assistance vary based on user expertise Study finds non-experts deferred to LLM-based diagnostic assistance, even when it was wrong, while clinicians caught AI errors.

August 4
Alexander Rakhlin named director of the MIT Statistics and Data Science Center

MIT News AIResearchAlexander Rakhlin named director of the MIT Statistics and Data Science Center An expert in machine learning, statistics, and computation, Rakhlin succeeds Professor Ankur Moitra.

August 3
Daniela Rus receives Bavarian Minister-President's High-Tech Prize

MIT News AIResearchDaniela Rus receives Bavarian Minister-President's High-Tech Prize Director of CSAIL and MIT professor honored for her contributions to robotics, artificial intelligence, and autonomous systems.

July 30
Connecting research to policy on Capitol Hill

MIT News AIResearchConnecting research to policy on Capitol Hill MIT students and postdocs discussed science funding and research with policymakers in Washington during the MIT Science Policy Initiative’s annual Congressional Visit Days.

July 30
How a medical database developed at MIT evolved into a global standard of data-sharing

MIT News AIResearchHow a medical database developed at MIT evolved into a global standard of data-sharing The visionary PhysioNet platform launched 25 years ago, based on a system developed at MIT in the 1970s. It has become one of the most comprehensive biomedical and clinical data repositories in existence.

July 29
MIT projects selected for funding under US Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission

MIT News AIResearchMIT projects selected for funding under US Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission Initial research projects advance national priorities across natural resources, manufacturing, nuclear physics, and more.

July 23
Professor Emeritus Dimitri Bertsekas, influential computer scientist and prolific author, dies at 83

MIT News AIResearchProfessor Emeritus Dimitri Bertsekas, influential computer scientist and prolific author, dies at 83 Known for his clear and elegant writing style, Bertsekas shaped fields from control and optimization to large-scale computation and artificial intelligence.

July 22
Following the questions where they lead

MIT News AIResearchFollowing the questions where they lead Assistant Professor Bailey Flanigan has arrived at complex computational methods for helping democracy thrive.

July 17
A better way to turn 2D designs into 3D models for rapid prototyping

MIT News AIResearchA better way to turn 2D designs into 3D models for rapid prototyping Researchers developed an automated framework that helps AI models generate CAD programs more accurately and efficiently.

July 16
3 Questions: Neural transparency and the future of AI design

MIT News AIResearch3 Questions: Neural transparency and the future of AI design Assistant Professor Pat Pataranutaporn describes a new interface that lets everyday users glimpse inside an AI's neural network before their chatbot ever says a word.

July 15