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Artificial IntelligenceEnergyMachine Learning

Fighting for the health of the planet with AI

Assistant Professor Priya Donti’s research applies machine learning to optimize renewable energy.

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Artificial IntelligenceEnergyMachine Learning

New prediction model could improve the reliability of fusion power plants

The approach combines physics and machine learning to avoid damaging disruptions when powering down tokamak fusion machines.

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Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

3 Questions: The pros and cons of synthetic data in AI

Artificially created data offer benefits from cost savings to privacy preservation, but their limitations require careful planning and evaluation, Kalyan Veeramachaneni says.

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Artificial Intelligence

Can large language models figure out the real world?

New test could help determine if AI systems that make accurate predictions in one area can understand it well enough to apply that ability to a different area.

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Artificial Intelligence

A new way to test how well AI systems classify text

As large language models increasingly dominate our everyday lives, new systems for checking their reliability are more important than ever.

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Artificial IntelligenceAutonomous VehiclesMachine Learning

Eco-driving measures could significantly reduce vehicle emissions

New research shows automatically controlling vehicle speeds to mitigate traffic at intersections can cut carbon emissions between 11 and 22 percent.

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Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

This new approach could lead to enhanced AI models for drug and materials discovery.

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Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

MIT researchers found that special kinds of neural networks, called encoders or “tokenizers,” can do much more than previously realized.

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Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

The CodeSteer system could boost large language models’ accuracy when solving complex problems, such as scheduling shipments in a supply chain.

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Artificial Intelligence

How to more efficiently study complex treatment interactions

A new approach for testing multiple treatment combinations at once could help scientists develop drugs for cancer or genetic disorders.

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