Training LLMs to self-detoxify their language

A new method from the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab helps large language models to steer their own responses toward safer, more ethical, value-aligned outputs.

Lauren Hinkel | MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab • mit
April 14, 2025 ~11 min

Hundred-year storm tides will occur every few decades in Bangladesh, scientists report

With projected global warming, the frequency of extreme storms will ramp up by the end of the century, according to a new study.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
April 11, 2025 ~8 min


New method efficiently safeguards sensitive AI training data

The approach maintains an AI model’s accuracy while ensuring attackers can’t extract secret information.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 11, 2025 ~7 min

Hopping gives this tiny robot a leg up

MIT engineers developed an insect-sized jumping robot that can traverse challenging terrains and carry heavy payloads.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 9, 2025 ~8 min

Next generation computer chips could process data at the speed of light – new research

Two studies show major progress in the field of photonic microchips.

Matthew Spink, PhD Researcher, School of Science & Technology, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
April 9, 2025 ~5 min

Could LLMs help design our next medicines and materials?

A new method lets users ask, in plain language, for a new molecule with certain properties, and receive a detailed description of how to synthesize it.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 9, 2025 ~8 min

Researchers demonstrate the UK’s first long-distance ultra-secure communication over a quantum network

Researchers have successfully demonstrated the UK’s first long-distance ultra-secure transfer of data over a quantum communications network, including the UK’s

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 8, 2025 ~6 min

A new way to bring personal items to mixed reality

“InteRecon” enables users to capture items in a mobile app and reconstruct their interactive features in mixed reality. The tool could assist in education, medical environments, museums, and more.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
April 7, 2025 ~8 min


Taiwan’s latest computer chip has serious implications for technology – and the island’s security

Taiwanese manufacturer TSMC will begin producing the chips from the second half of this year.

Domenico Vicinanza, Associate Professor of Intelligent Systems and Data Science, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
April 4, 2025 ~6 min

New method assesses and improves the reliability of radiologists’ diagnostic reports

The framework helps clinicians choose phrases that more accurately reflect the likelihood that certain conditions are present in X-rays.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 4, 2025 ~8 min

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