MIT News - Artificial intelligence
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At MIT, Martha Minow speaks on sustaining democracy, both by using and overcoming AI
In Compton Lecture, the distinguished legal scholar warns of potential “loss of the Enlightenment” while suggesting ways innovations can meet our c...
Posted on 23 October 2026 | 9:00 pm
Reinforcing the value of human understanding at MIT
During the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences’ 75th Anniversary Symposium, President Sally Kornbluth said “MIT has never needed your p...
Posted on 23 October 2026 | 7:35 pm
Q&A: How AI came to model the “messy” human mind
Assistant Professor Benjamin Lindquist studies how engineers deliberately injected randomness into early AI, giving rise to deep-learning models th...
Posted on 23 October 2026 | 4:00 am
This design software reimagines everyday objects as self-aware devices
“X-Hinges” helps design and 3D print items like lamps and gloves with an interactive twist: automatically embedded sensors that perceive and adapti...
Posted on 22 October 2026 | 8:45 pm
Why teaching AI about symmetry could make prenatal diagnosis more reliable
A model developed by researchers at MIT and Boston Children's Hospital adjusts scans on the fly to track fetal movement, potentially sparing famili...
Posted on 19 October 2026 | 6:20 pm
Giving AI a “crystal clear” view of the materials world
New research can help AI models understand crystalline materials in 3D and reason about their properties.
Posted on 18 October 2026 | 4:00 am
Fostering community amid Kendall Square’s innovation
The 18th annual Kendall Square Association Annual Meeting explored how new technologies could be a force for shared prosperity in society.
Posted on 16 October 2026 | 4:00 pm
State of Supply Chain Sustainability Report finds corporate commitment at record high, but governance lags behind
MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics finds sustainability commitments are strong, but governance gaps and external disruptions prevent exe...
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 9:00 pm
AI model decodes the language cells use to communicate
A new computational approach reveals how cells communicate to assemble into tissues. This could accelerate stem cell engineering, improve disease m...
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 8:50 pm
Q&A: The “collision” between AI, your brain, and society
In a new book, Professor Eric So explores how the technology affects our thinking skills.
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 4:00 am
Researchers improve weather forecasts looking two to six weeks out
A new machine-learning approach broke records for weather forecasting for an important time frame in emergency planning.
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 3:00 pm
How artificial neural networks build their own learning machinery
Machine-learning networks can learn without detailed instructions from a designer. Those that do may offer insight into how the brain reorganizes i...
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 9:00 pm
MIT Lincoln Laboratory hosts National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology
Roadshow event highlights Massachusetts' defense-biotechnology ecosystem.
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 8:40 pm
Q&A: Building accountability behind our words — and AI’s — in civic conversations
Professor Deb Roy contends there should be someone who is “answerable” for every piece of text in public life, no matter its origins.
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 4:00 am
3 Questions: What is the best path forward for AI in academia?
MIT Statistics and Data Science Center Director Alexander (Sasha) Rakhlin shares important considerations for departments and institutions.
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 9:25 pm
Using AI to mitigate the growing environmental threat of data centers
By rethinking how large cloud computing systems operate, Associate Professor Christina Delimitrou seeks to make data centers more energy efficient.
Posted on 8 October 2026 | 4:00 am
Discovering the value of humanistic inquiry
Students in MIT’s Concourse program delve deeply into the human condition, debate challenging questions, and learn to develop judgment about issues...
Posted on 7 October 2026 | 8:10 pm
Supercomputing researchers document evolution of AI hardware
An ongoing survey tracks the latest AI accelerator systems to keep hardware relevant for Lincoln Laboratory staff and sponsors.
Posted on 6 October 2026 | 8:55 pm
Chris Bourg named vice provost and Barbara K. Ostrom (1978) Director of the MIT Libraries
As director, Bourg has focused on digital access, open and equitable scholarly publishing, and expanded support for data-intensive research.
Posted on 6 October 2026 | 5:00 pm
MIT announces the MIT for America initiative, to strengthen STEM education across the country
The effort aims to help U.S. learners from kindergarten to community college, with an emphasis on math, making, and the constructive use of AI.
Posted on 6 October 2026 | 3:00 pm
Computational tools for society’s most complex challenges
Associate Professor Cathy Wu uses reinforcement learning to help map out improvements to transportation and other multifaceted systems.
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 7:30 pm
Documenting the tech worker movement
Writing as a participant and researcher, PhD student JS Tan SM ’22 has co-authored a new book about the rise of tech worker protests and the employ...
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 5:00 pm
3 Questions: A new resource to empower young entrepreneurs
Martin Trust Center Managing Director Bill Aulet introduces Dear Dreamer, a free platform for middle and high school students who want to learn abo...
Posted on 2 October 2026 | 4:00 am
New tool lets users repair AI-generated 3D models, then fabricate them just the way they want
“InstructMesh” can generate designs for everyday objects that are easy to edit and fabricate for both experts and newcomers to 3D modeling.
Posted on 1 October 2026 | 10:00 pm
MIT Transit Lab to develop an AI platform for public transit agencies
With $2.1 million funding from Google.org, the open-source Public Transit Intelligence Hub will unify public transit monitoring, operations, and pa...
Posted on 30 September 2026 | 3:15 pm
This game-playing AI is the new champ at Stratego
Able to defeat top-ranked human players and more efficient than other models, the new system could help decision-makers in military maneuvers or bu...
Posted on 30 September 2026 | 3:00 pm
Who we become when we talk to machines
Professor Sherry Turkle’s new book, “Artificial Intimacy,” offers a withering critique of chatbots and the antisocial dynamics she believes they en...
Posted on 29 September 2026 | 4:00 am
The effects of an “algorithmic monoculture” depend on the details
In a study focusing on hiring decisions, MIT researchers found the use of a single algorithm by many firms could benefit job seekers in certain sit...
Posted on 29 September 2026 | 4:00 am
New formulation helps RNA vaccines withstand high temperatures
MIT engineers have found a way to stabilize the lipid nanoparticles used to deliver RNA vaccines, which could allow the vaccines to be more widely ...
Posted on 28 September 2026 | 9:00 am
MIT students gain a humanist lens on technical innovation in Tulsa, Oklahoma
The PKG Center for Social Impact expands Code.Tulsa experiential learning program.
Posted on 25 September 2026 | 8:15 pm
Estimating suicide risk from text
A new language-processing tool could help identify the highest-risk individuals from natural language, enabling swifter interventions.
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 9:00 pm
The promise and peril of using visual AI to study cities
In their new book, “How AI Sees the City,” the leaders of MIT’s Senseable City Lab examine the technology’s implications for researching urban life.
Posted on 24 September 2026 | 4:00 am
MIT welcomes David Siegel SM ’86, PhD ’91 as its next Innovation Fellow
Computer scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist will collaborate with the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing to advance AI and scientific dis...
Posted on 23 September 2026 | 3:30 pm
Poitras Center to fuel early careers of 50 young scientists dedicated to psychiatric disorders research
Patricia and James Poitras ’63 provide fellowships for graduate students and postdocs who will shape the future of mental health research.
Posted on 22 September 2026 | 7:00 pm
A new chapter for MIT Reads
A new focus on fiction and memoir aims to help the MIT community celebrate the power of storytelling and strengthen social connection.
Posted on 18 September 2026 | 4:30 pm
New AI technique could make minimally invasive surgeries safer and more precise
This patient-specific method, called xvr, helps doctors use X-rays for surgical navigation in fields such as orthopedics and neurosurgery.
Posted on 16 September 2026 | 3:00 pm
Measure by measure, studying society accurately
Naoki Egami has become a standout in political methodology, helping refine tools that give scholars durable results.
Posted on 16 September 2026 | 4:00 am
New method enables AI for safety-critical situations
The “HardFlow” algorithm could help generative AI models produce high-quality outputs that obey strict requirements when “pretty close” doesn’t cut...
Posted on 14 September 2026 | 4:00 am
MIT spinout turns plastic waste into resilient building materials
Atlas Building Composites is commercializing MIT research to turn plastic waste into parts for buildings and other infrastructure.
Posted on 14 September 2026 | 4:00 am
Lifesaving Lincoln Laboratory device wins 2026 Excellence in Technology Transfer Award
The handheld catheterization device AI-GUIDE, created by Lincoln Laboratory and Massachusetts General Hospital, promises improved health outcomes ...
Posted on 11 September 2026 | 1:45 pm
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing launches pilot to help educators teach AI across disciplines
A weeklong summer workshop brought higher education faculty to campus to explore how AI and machine learning materials can be adapted for their cla...
Posted on 9 September 2026 | 8:40 pm
From MIT to IBM, expediting AI and quantum deployment
MIT affiliates engage with the MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab to bring rigorous theory to production systems.
Posted on 2 September 2026 | 8:25 pm
System helps humans predict when self-driving cars will make mistakes
A new method, called CW-Net, translates the reasoning process of an autonomous vehicle’s AI system into understandable concepts that explain its be...
Posted on 2 September 2026 | 3:00 pm
Walter Torous named executive director of MIT Center for Real Estate
The senior lecturer, already director of the degree program, will now oversee all aspects of the center’s activities and operations.
Posted on 1 September 2026 | 9:25 pm
Ila Kumar: Innovating with communities
The PhD student works to give young people an active role in shaping digital technologies that can support their own well-being.
Posted on 1 September 2026 | 4:00 am
MIT Quantum Initiative launches postdoctoral fellowship program
The Institute welcomes its first cohort of QMIT Fellows this fall to advance interdisciplinary quantum research.
Posted on 31 August 2026 | 7:30 pm
How an MIT research project became a global programming language
With millions of users across the world, Julia has been used to conduct cutting-edge research and to design new drugs, jet engines, heat pumps, and...
Posted on 31 August 2026 | 4:00 am
Looking beyond natural sequences
A new machine-learning framework aims to improve the success rate of computational protein design while moving away from results that reproduce seq...
Posted on 27 August 2026 | 7:20 pm
AI helps design new materials that work in the real world
The “CrysVCD” tool developed at MIT could cut the huge amounts of time and money spent on screening out chemically unstable designs.
Posted on 26 August 2026 | 9:00 am
Generating scenarios for extreme events, without extreme data
A new algorithm learns to anticipate the unprecedented scenarios that critical infrastructure and global supply chains are least prepared for.
Posted on 24 August 2026 | 6:00 pm