AI image generator serves up racial, gender stereotypes

What does a person look like? If you use the popular AI image generator Stable Diffusion to get answers, too frequently you'll see images of light-skinned men.

Stefan Milne-U. Washington • futurity
Nov. 30, 2023 ~8 min

Elly Nedivi receives 2023 Kreig Cortical Kudos Discoverer Award

The neuroscientist is recognized for her ongoing work to understand molecular and cellular mechanisms that enable the brain to adapt to experience.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Nov. 29, 2023 ~3 min


A new way to see the activity inside a living cell

Using fluorescent labels that switch on and off, MIT engineers can study how molecules in a cell interact to control the cell’s behavior.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Nov. 28, 2023 ~8 min

How AI 'sees' the world – what happened when we trained a deep learning model to identify poverty

Researchers fed an advanced AI algorithm with satellite photographs to see if it could identify areas of poverty and it interpreted the data through abstract images.

Thorsteinn Rögnvaldsson, Professor, School of Information Technology, Halmstad University • conversation
Nov. 27, 2023 ~8 min

Synthetic imagery sets new bar in AI training efficiency

MIT CSAIL researchers innovate with synthetic imagery to train AI, paving the way for more efficient and bias-reduced machine learning.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Nov. 20, 2023 ~7 min

A new ultrasound patch can measure how full your bladder is

The wearable device, designed to monitor bladder and kidney health, could be adapted for earlier diagnosis of cancers deep within the body.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Nov. 16, 2023 ~7 min

Brain ‘fingerprint’ could predict future psychiatric issues

Looking at functional network connectivity in the brains of adolescents could offer a biomarker for future psychiatric issues.

Noelle Toumey Reetz-Georgia State • futurity
Nov. 8, 2023 ~7 min

Dental X-rays are safe without the lead apron

The risk of radiation exposure from dental X-rays is low, say experts. It's so low that you don't actually need that lead apron.

Helene Ragovin-Tufts • futurity
Nov. 8, 2023 ~6 min


Using AI to optimize for rapid neural imaging

MIT CSAIL researchers combine AI and electron microscopy to expedite detailed brain network mapping, aiming to enhance connectomics research and clinical pathology.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Nov. 6, 2023 ~7 min

2023-24 Takeda Fellows: Advancing research at the intersection of AI and health

Thirteen new graduate student fellows will pursue exciting new paths of knowledge and discovery.

School of Engineering • mit
Nov. 2, 2023 ~18 min

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