Your brain learns from rejection − here’s how it becomes your compass for connection
Rejection can feel physically painful. It also provides a lesson for your brain on whom to connect with and how.
Begüm Babür, Ph.D. Student in Social Psychology, University of Southern California •
conversation
June 9, 2025 • ~9 min
June 9, 2025 • ~9 min
Teaching AI models the broad strokes to sketch more like humans do
SketchAgent, a drawing system developed by MIT CSAIL researchers, sketches up concepts stroke-by-stroke, teaching language models to visually express concepts on their own and collaborate with humans.
Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL •
mit
June 2, 2025 • ~7 min
June 2, 2025 • ~7 min
Predictive policing AI is on the rise − making it accountable to the public could curb its harmful effects
AI that anticipates where crimes are likely to occur and who might commit them has a troubling track record. Democratic accountability could shine a light on the technology and how it’s used.
Maria Lungu, Postdoctoral Researcher of Law and Public Administration, University of Virginia •
conversation
May 6, 2025 • ~8 min
May 6, 2025 • ~8 min
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