Efficient technique improves machine-learning models’ reliability

The method enables a model to determine its confidence in a prediction, while using no additional data and far fewer computing resources than other methods.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 13, 2023 ~7 min

When should data scientists try a new technique?

A new measure can help scientists decide which estimation method to use when modeling a particular data problem.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 27, 2023 ~8 min


Putting clear bounds on uncertainty

Computer scientists want to know the exact limits in our ability to clean up, and reconstruct, partly blurred images.

Steve Nadis | MIT CSAIL • mit
Jan. 23, 2023 ~8 min

Subtle biases in AI can influence emergency decisions

But the harm from a discriminatory AI system can be minimized if the advice it delivers is properly framed, an MIT team has shown.

Steve Nadis | MIT CSAIL • mit
Dec. 16, 2022 ~8 min

Meet the 2022-23 Accenture Fellows

This year's fellows will work across research areas including telemonitoring, human-computer interactions, operations research,  AI-mediated socialization, and chemical transformations.

School of Engineering • mit
Dec. 9, 2022 ~5 min

A faster way to preserve privacy online

New research enables users to search for information without revealing their queries, based on a method that is 30 times faster than comparable prior techniques.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 7, 2022 ~9 min

Large language models help decipher clinical notes

Researchers used a powerful deep-learning model to extract important data from electronic health records that could assist with personalized medicine.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Dec. 1, 2022 ~9 min

Busy GPUs: Sampling and pipelining method speeds up deep learning on large graphs

New technique significantly reduces training and inference time on extensive datasets to keep pace with fast-moving data in finance, social networks, and fraud detection in cryptocurrency.

Lauren Hinkel | MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab • mit
Nov. 29, 2022 ~11 min


Breaking the scaling limits of analog computing

New technique could diminish errors that hamper the performance of super-fast analog optical neural networks.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 29, 2022 ~7 min

A simpler path to better computer vision

New research reveals a scalable technique that uses synthetic data to improve the accuracy of AI models that recognize images.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 23, 2022 ~7 min

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