Second round of seed grants awarded to MIT scholars studying the impact and applications of generative AI

The 16 finalists — representing every school at MIT — will explore generative AI’s impact on privacy, art, drug discovery, aging, and more.

Mary Beth Gallagher | School of Engineering • mit
March 28, 2024 ~4 min

MIT-derived algorithm helps forecast the frequency of extreme weather

The new approach “nudges” existing climate simulations closer to future reality.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
March 26, 2024 ~8 min


Large language models use a surprisingly simple mechanism to retrieve some stored knowledge

Researchers demonstrate a technique that can be used to probe a model to see what it knows about new subjects.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
March 25, 2024 ~8 min

Engineering household robots to have a little common sense

With help from a large language model, MIT engineers enabled robots to self-correct after missteps and carry on with their chores.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
March 25, 2024 ~8 min

AI generates high-quality images 30 times faster in a single step

Novel method makes tools like Stable Diffusion and DALL-E-3 faster by simplifying the image-generating process to a single step while maintaining or enhancing image quality.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
March 21, 2024 ~7 min

New algorithm unlocks high-resolution insights for computer vision

FeatUp, developed by MIT CSAIL researchers, boosts the resolution of any deep network or visual foundation for computer vision systems.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
March 18, 2024 ~9 min

Five MIT faculty members take on Cancer Grand Challenges

Joining three teams backed by a total of $75 million, MIT researchers will tackle some of cancer’s toughest challenges.

Bendta Schroeder | Koch Institute • mit
March 18, 2024 ~4 min

Exploring the cellular neighborhood

Software allows scientists to model shapeshifting proteins in native cellular environments.

Alison Biester | Department of Biology • mit
March 11, 2024 ~6 min


Researchers enhance peripheral vision in AI models

By enabling models to see the world more like humans do, the work could help improve driver safety and shed light on human behavior.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
March 8, 2024 ~8 min

Using generative AI to improve software testing

MIT spinout DataCebo helps companies bolster their datasets by creating synthetic data that mimic the real thing.

Zach Winn | MIT News • mit
March 5, 2024 ~7 min

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