Proving Humanity Online: 3 Essential Questions
As artificial intelligence (AI) technology becomes increasingly sophisticated, the challenge of differentiating between AI-driven systems and real humans online is…
Category: AI
Open Source Tool Aids Brain Research and Mapping Techniques
In late 2023, the U.S. Federal Drug Administration approved the first drug that shows promise in slowing the progression of…
LLMs Gain Unique Understanding of Reality Through Language Skills
Have you ever pondered the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4? For example, though these models can’t actually…
MIT researchers employ language models to solve complex system issues
Identifying a single faulty turbine in a vast wind farm can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack,…
Dimitris Bertsimas appointed vice provost for open learning
Dimitris Bertsimas, PhD ’88, has been appointed as the Vice Provost for Open Learning at MIT, effective September 1. In…
AI Model Confidence Control to Reduce Wrong Answers
Large language models (LLMs) are transforming how we perform various tasks, from translating text to detecting financial fraud. However, even…
AI Randomization Enhances Fairness in Resource Allocation Study
As organizations increasingly turn to machine learning to manage limited resources and opportunities, the implications are far-reaching. For example, machine-learning…
MIT Researchers Enhance Automated AI Model Interpretability
As artificial intelligence (AI) infiltrates various industries—such as healthcare, finance, education, transportation, and entertainment—the ability to understand the inner workings…
Proton Conducting Materials Boost Green Energy Innovations
In today’s world, most electronic devices operate through the movement of electrons. However, researchers are discovering that materials capable of…
Large Language Models Differ from Human Behavior Expectations
Large Language Models (LLMs) possess remarkable versatility, capable of handling a variety of tasks—from assisting students in composing emails to…
AI Model Predicts Breast Tumor Progression to Invasive Cancer
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a preinvasive tumor, has the potential to advance to an aggressive form of breast cancer,…
Machine Learning Reveals Secrets of Advanced Alloys
Short-range order (SRO) — the arrangement of atoms at small distances within metallic alloys — has been a relatively unexplored…
AI Accelerates Predictions of Materials Thermal Properties
Approximately 70% of global energy production is wasted as heat. If researchers were able to accurately predict the thermal conduction…
Assessing Reliability of General-Purpose AI Before Deployment
Foundation models represent a breakthrough in artificial intelligence, being vast deep-learning architectures pre-trained on extensive volumes of general-purpose, unlabeled data.…
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Building Dedication Ceremony
The MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing recently celebrated a major milestone with the completion and inauguration of its…