What is the Covid-19 data tsunami telling policymakers?

A global team of researchers searches for insights during a weeklong virtual “datathon.”

Kim Martineau | MIT Quest for Intelligence • mit
July 1, 2020 ~10 min

Identifying a melody by studying a musician’s body language

Music gesture artificial intelligence tool developed at the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab uses body movements to isolate the sounds of individual instruments.

Kim Martineau | MIT Quest for Intelligence • mit
June 25, 2020 ~4 min


Engineers design a device that operates like a brain synapse

Ion-based technology may enable energy-efficient simulations of the brain’s learning process, for neural network AI systems.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
June 19, 2020 ~6 min

Marshaling artificial intelligence in the fight against Covid-19

The MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab is funding 10 research projects aimed at addressing the health and economic consequences of the pandemic.

Kim Martineau | MIT Quest for Intelligence • mit
May 19, 2020 ~10 min

Q&A: Markus Buehler on setting coronavirus and AI-inspired proteins to music

Translated into sound, SARS-CoV-2 tricks our ear in the same way the virus tricks our cells.

Kim Martineau | MIT Quest for Intelligence • mit
April 2, 2020 ~9 min

“Inactive” pill ingredients could raise the dose of your medication

With help from artificial intelligence, researchers identify hidden power of vitamin A and ordinary chewing gum glaze.

Kim Martineau | MIT Quest for Intelligence • mit
March 17, 2020 ~8 min

New AI programming language goes beyond deep learning

General-purpose language works for computer vision, robotics, statistics, and more.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
June 26, 2019 ~8 min

Kicking neural network automation into high gear

Algorithm designs optimized machine-learning models up to 200 times faster than traditional methods.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
March 21, 2019 ~8 min


SuperUROP: Showcasing students' research work in progress

Undergraduate researchers discussed their projects at a well-attended poster session.

Kathryn O’Neill | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science • mit
Jan. 31, 2019 ~8 min

Learning to teach to speed up learning

An algorithm that teaches robot agents how to exchange advice to complete a task helps them learn faster.

Kim Martineau | MIT Quest for Intelligence • mit
Jan. 29, 2019 ~6 min

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