Validation technique could help scientists make more accurate forecasts

MIT researchers developed a new approach for assessing predictions with a spatial dimension, like forecasting weather or mapping air pollution.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Feb. 7, 2025 ~7 min

Streamlining data collection for improved salmon population management

Assistant Professor Sara Beery is using automation to improve monitoring of migrating salmon in the Pacific Northwest.

Avery Plachcinski | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
Feb. 6, 2025 ~13 min


AI datasets have human values blind spots − new research

AI systems reflect human values. However, the human values embedded in AI are skewed to the utilitarian and away from the greater good.

Ike Obi, Ph.D. student in Computer and Information Technology, Purdue University • conversation
Feb. 6, 2025 ~5 min

User-friendly system can help developers build more efficient simulations and AI models

By automatically generating code that leverages two types of data redundancy, the system saves bandwidth, memory, and computation.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Feb. 3, 2025 ~6 min

MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone

New research could improve the safety of drone shows, warehouse robots, and self-driving cars.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Jan. 31, 2025 ~9 min

New training approach could help AI agents perform better in uncertain conditions

Sometimes, it might be better to train a robot in an environment that’s different from the one where it will be deployed.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Jan. 29, 2025 ~7 min

Toward video generative models of the molecular world

Starting with a single frame in a simulation, a new system uses generative AI to emulate the dynamics of molecules, connecting static molecular structures and developing blurry pictures into videos.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Jan. 23, 2025 ~8 min

For healthy hearing, timing matters

Machine-learning models let neuroscientists study the impact of auditory processing on real-world hearing.

Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
Jan. 14, 2025 ~7 min


New computational chemistry techniques accelerate the prediction of molecules and materials

With their recently-developed neural network architecture, MIT researchers can wring more information out of electronic structure calculations.

Steve Nadis | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Jan. 14, 2025 ~9 min

Teaching AI to communicate sounds like humans do

Inspired by the mechanics of the human vocal tract, a new AI model can produce and understand vocal imitations of everyday sounds. The method could help build new sonic interfaces for entertainment and education.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Jan. 9, 2025 ~8 min

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