Does this artificial intelligence think like a human?

A new technique compares the reasoning of a machine-learning model to that of a human, so the user can see patterns in the model’s behavior.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
April 6, 2022 ~7 min

Robots dress humans without the full picture

MIT researchers design a robot that has a trick or two up the sleeve.

Steve Nadis | MIT CSAIL • mit
April 5, 2022 ~7 min


Study reveals the dynamics of human milk production

A new analysis shows how milk-producing cells change over time in nursing mothers.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
April 5, 2022 ~8 min

Generating new molecules with graph grammar

An efficient machine-learning method uses chemical knowledge to create a learnable grammar with production rules to build synthesizable monomers and polymers.

Lauren Hinkel | MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab • mit
April 1, 2022 ~7 min

Solving the challenges of robotic pizza-making

A new technique could enable a robot to manipulate squishy objects like pizza dough or soft materials like clothing.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
March 31, 2022 ~7 min

Fighting discrimination in mortgage lending

A new technique for removing bias in datasets can enable machine-learning models to make loan approval predictions that are both fair and accurate.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
March 30, 2022 ~8 min

New program bolsters innovation in next-generation artificial intelligence hardware

MIT AI Hardware Program launches with five inaugural companies to advance AI technologies for the next decade.

School of Engineering | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • mit
March 29, 2022 ~5 min

Security tool guarantees privacy in surveillance footage

“Privid” could help officials gather secure public health data or enable transportation departments to monitor the density and flow of pedestrians, without learning personal information about people.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
March 28, 2022 ~8 min


When it comes to AI, can we ditch the datasets?

A machine-learning model for image classification that’s trained using synthetic data can rival one trained on the real thing, a study shows.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
March 15, 2022 ~6 min

Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on building equity and fairness into climate solutions

Faculty leaders discuss the opportunities and obstacles in developing, scaling, and implementing their work rapidly.

MIT News Office • mit
March 4, 2022 ~9 min

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