How symmetry can come to the aid of machine learning

Exploiting the symmetry within datasets, MIT researchers show, can decrease the amount of data needed for training neural networks.

Steve Nadis | MIT CSAIL • mit
Feb. 5, 2024 ~9 min

Study: Smart devices’ ambient light sensors pose imaging privacy risk

The ambient light sensors responsible for smart devices’ brightness adjustments can capture images of touch interactions like swiping and tapping for hackers.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Jan. 29, 2024 ~8 min


New hope for early pancreatic cancer intervention via AI-based risk prediction

MIT CSAIL researchers develop advanced machine-learning models that outperform current methods in detecting pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Jan. 18, 2024 ~8 min

Reasoning and reliability in AI

PhD students interning with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab look to improve natural language usage.

Lauren Hinkel | MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab • mit
Jan. 18, 2024 ~9 min

AI agents help explain other AI systems

MIT researchers introduce a method that uses artificial intelligence to automate the explanation of complex neural networks.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Jan. 3, 2024 ~12 min

A flexible solution to help artists improve animation

This new method draws on 200-year-old geometric foundations to give artists control over the appearance of animated characters.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Dec. 20, 2023 ~7 min

Image recognition accuracy: An unseen challenge confounding today’s AI

“Minimum viewing time” benchmark gauges image recognition complexity for AI systems by measuring the time needed for accurate human identification.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Dec. 15, 2023 ~11 min

Boosting faith in the authenticity of open source software

Speranza system brings hope to users that the package they download is functional software, not malware.

Steve Nadis | MIT CSAIL • mit
Dec. 11, 2023 ~9 min


Automated system teaches users when to collaborate with an AI assistant

MIT researchers develop a customized onboarding process that helps a human learn when a model’s advice is trustworthy.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Dec. 8, 2023 ~10 min

A new optimization framework for robot motion planning

MIT CSAIL researchers established new connections between combinatorial and continuous optimization, which can find global solutions for complex motion-planning puzzles.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Nov. 30, 2023 ~8 min

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