How machine learning models can amplify inequities in medical diagnosis and treatment

MIT researchers investigate the causes of health-care disparities among underrepresented groups.

Steve Nadis | MIT CSAIL • mit
Aug. 17, 2023 ~8 min

Making sense of cell fate

MIT researchers find timing and dosage of DNA-damaging drugs are key to whether a cancer cell dies or enters senescence.

Bendta Schroeder | Koch Institute • mit
July 27, 2023 ~7 min


A simpler method for learning to control a robot

Researchers develop a machine-learning technique that can efficiently learn to control a robot, leading to better performance with fewer data.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
July 26, 2023 ~9 min

A new dataset of Arctic images will spur artificial intelligence research

The dataset, being collected as part of a US Coast Guard science mission, will be released open source to help advance naval mission planning and climate change studies.

Kylie Foy | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
July 24, 2023 ~7 min

A faster way to teach a robot

A new technique helps a nontechnical user understand why a robot failed, and then fine-tune it with minimal effort to perform a task effectively.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
July 18, 2023 ~7 min

System tracks movement of food through global humanitarian supply chain

Unique barcodes scannable in a mobile application will enable food-aid stakeholders to follow individual items from production through delivery.

Ariana Tantillo | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
July 17, 2023 ~13 min

A new way to look at data privacy

Researchers create a privacy technique that protects sensitive data while maintaining a machine-learning model’s performance.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
July 14, 2023 ~8 min

Learning the language of molecules to predict their properties

This AI system only needs a small amount of data to predict molecular properties, which could speed up drug discovery and material development.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
July 7, 2023 ~7 min


Researchers teach an AI to write better chart captions

A new dataset can help scientists develop automatic systems that generate richer, more descriptive captions for online charts.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
June 30, 2023 ~9 min

MIT-Pillar AI Collective announces first seed grant recipients

Six teams conducting research in AI, data science, and machine learning receive funding for projects that have potential commercial applications.

Mary Beth Gallagher | School of Engineering • mit
June 22, 2023 ~8 min

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