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Algorithm helps artificial intelligence systems dodge “adversarial” inputsIn a perfect world, what you see is what you get. If this were the case, the job of artificial intelligence systems would be refreshingly...
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Driving on the cutting edge of autonomous vehicle techIn October, a modified Dallara-15 Indy Lights race car programmed by MIT Driverless will hit the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway at speeds of...
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National Science Foundation announces MIT-led Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental InteractionsThe U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today an investment of more than $100 million to establish five artificial intelligence (AI)...
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Real-time data for a better response to disease outbreaksKinsa was founded by MIT alumnus Inder Singh MBA ’06, SM ’07 in 2012, with the mission of collecting information about when and where infectious...
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Data systems that learn to be betterBig data has gotten really, really big: By 2025, all the world’s data will add up to an estimated 175 trillion gigabytes . For a visual, if you...
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Looking into the black boxDeep learning systems are revolutionizing technology around us, from voice recognition that pairs you with your phone to autonomous vehicles that...
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Commentary: America must invest in its ability to innovateIn July of 1945, in an America just beginning to establish a postwar identity, former MIT vice president Vannevar Bush set forth a vision that...
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Tackling the misinformation epidemic with “In Event of Moon Disaster”Can you recognize a digitally manipulated video when you see one? It’s harder than most people realize. As the technology to produce realistic...
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Faculty receive funding to develop artificial intelligence techniques to combat Covid-19Artificial intelligence has the power to help put an end to the Covid-19 pandemic. Not only can techniques of machine learning and natural...
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Letting robots manipulate cablesFor humans, it can be challenging to manipulate thin flexible objects like ropes, wires, or cables. But if these problems are hard for humans,...
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Exploring interactions of light and matterGrowing up in a small town in Fujian province in southern China, Juejun Hu was exposed to engineering from an early age. His father, trained as a...
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The MIT Press and UC Berkeley launch Rapid Reviews: COVID-19The MIT Press has announced the launch of Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 ( RR:C19 ), an open access, rapid-review overlay journal that will...
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Improving global health equity by helping clinics do more with lessMore children are being vaccinated around the world today than ever before, and the prevalence of many vaccine-preventable diseases has dropped...
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Cynthia Breazeal named Media Lab associate directorCynthia Breazeal has been promoted to full professor and named associate director of the Media Lab, joining the two other associate directors:...
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What jumps out in a photo changes the longer we lookWhat seizes your attention at first glance might change with a closer look. That elephant dressed in red wallpaper might initially grab your eye...
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Learning the ropes and throwing lifelinesIn March, as her friends and neighbors were scrambling to pack up and leave campus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Geeticka Chauhan found her world...
