Can machine-learning models overcome biased datasets?

A model’s ability to generalize is influenced by both the diversity of the data and the way the model is trained, researchers report.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 21, 2022 ~8 min

Research aims to mitigate chemical and biological airborne threats

Lincoln Laboratory leads a large-scale measurement campaign in New York City to improve air dispersion models and emergency protocols.

Kylie Foy | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
Feb. 17, 2022 ~7 min


Nonsense can make sense to machine-learning models

Deep-learning methods confidently recognize images that are nonsense, a potential problem for medical and autonomous-driving decisions.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Dec. 15, 2021 ~5 min

Q&A: More-sustainable concrete with machine learning

MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab researchers aim to design concrete mixtures that use AI to shrink environmental footprint and cost, while recycling byproducts and increasing performance.

Lauren Hinkel | MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab • mit
Dec. 7, 2021 ~14 min

The reasons behind lithium-ion batteries’ rapid cost decline

A new study finds that investments in R&D on materials and chemistry were key, while economies of scale contributed less.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 22, 2021 ~7 min

Theoretical breakthrough could boost data storage

New work on linear-probing hash tables from MIT CSAIL could lead to more efficient data storage and retrieval in computers.

Steve Nadis | MIT CSAIL • mit
Nov. 16, 2021 ~5 min

Differences in T cells’ functional states determine resistance to cancer therapy

Researchers decipher when and why immune cells fail to respond to immunotherapy, and suggest that T cells need a different kind of prodding in order to re-engage the immune response.

Grace van Deelen | Department of Biology • mit
Nov. 1, 2021 ~7 min

Making machine learning more useful to high-stakes decision makers

A visual analytics tool helps child welfare specialists understand machine learning predictions that can assist them in screening cases.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 28, 2021 ~8 min


Deep learning helps predict traffic crashes before they happen

A deep model was trained on historical crash data, road maps, satellite imagery, and GPS to enable high-resolution crash maps that could lead to safer roads.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Oct. 12, 2021 ~5 min

Making data visualizations more accessible

Researchers find blind and sighted readers have sharply different takes on what content is most useful to include in a chart caption.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 12, 2021 ~7 min

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