New tool evaluates progress in reinforcement learning

“IntersectionZoo,” a benchmarking tool, uses a real-world traffic problem to test progress in deep reinforcement learning algorithms.

MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems • mit
May 5, 2025 ~7 min

Q&A: A roadmap for revolutionizing health care through data-driven innovation

A new book coauthored by MIT’s Dimitris Bertsimas explores how analytics is driving decisions and outcomes in health care.

Sara Feijo | MIT Open Learning • mit
May 5, 2025 ~7 min


Novel AI model inspired by neural dynamics from the brain

New type of “state-space model” leverages principles of harmonic oscillators.

Adam Conner-Simons | MIT CSAIL • mit
May 2, 2025 ~4 min

Making AI models more trustworthy for high-stakes settings

A new method helps convey uncertainty more precisely, which could give researchers and medical clinicians better information to make decisions.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
May 1, 2025 ~7 min

Why predicting battery performance is like forecasting traffic − and how researchers are making progress

Battery management systems now blend physics and machine learning, delivering real‑time insights to boost safety, efficiency and lifespan even under heavy use.

Emmanuel Olugbade, Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology • conversation
April 25, 2025 ~9 min

Robotic system zeroes in on objects most relevant for helping humans

A new approach could enable intuitive robotic helpers for household, workplace, and warehouse settings.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
April 24, 2025 ~9 min

New model predicts a chemical reaction’s point of no return

Chemists could use this quick computational method to design more efficient reactions that yield useful compounds, from fuels to pharmaceuticals.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
April 23, 2025 ~8 min

“Periodic table of machine learning” could fuel AI discovery

Researchers have created a unifying framework that can help scientists combine existing ideas to improve AI models or create new ones.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 23, 2025 ~7 min


Temporary anxiety can hamper learning

"The findings suggest that excessive anxiety disrupts spatial learning and threat recognition, which could contribute to chronic fear responses."

U. Rochester-URMC • futurity
April 22, 2025 ~4 min

Making AI-generated code more accurate in any language

A new technique automatically guides an LLM toward outputs that adhere to the rules of whatever programming language or other format is being used.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
April 18, 2025 ~8 min

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