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Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

“Robot, make me a chair”

An AI-driven system lets users design and build simple, multicomponent objects by describing them with words.

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Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

Deep-learning model predicts how fruit flies form, cell by cell

The approach could apply to more complex tissues and organs, helping researchers to identify early signs of disease.

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Artificial IntelligenceCybersecurity

New MIT program to train military leaders for the AI age

The new certificate program will equip naval officers with skills needed to solve the military’s hardest problems.

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Artificial IntelligenceRobotics

MIT researchers “speak objects into existence” using AI and robotics

The speech-to-reality system combines 3D generative AI and robotic assembly to create objects on demand.

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Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

A smarter way for large language models to think about hard problems

This new technique enables LLMs to dynamically adjust the amount of computation they use for reasoning, based on the difficulty of the question.

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Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningRobotics

New control system teaches soft robots the art of staying safe

MIT CSAIL and LIDS researchers developed a mathematically grounded system that lets soft robots deform, adapt, and interact with people and objects, without violating safety limits.

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MIT Sea Grant students explore the intersection of technology and offshore aquaculture in Norway

AquaCulture Shock program, in collaboration with MIT-Scandinavia MISTI, offers international internships for AI and autonomy in aquaculture

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Artificial IntelligenceEnergyMachine Learning

How artificial intelligence can help achieve a clean energy future

AI supports the clean energy transition as it manages power grid operations, helps plan infrastructure investments, guides development of novel materials, and more.

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Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

New AI agent learns to use CAD to create 3D objects from sketches

The virtual VideoCAD tool could boost designers’ productivity and help train engineers learning computer-aided design.

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Artificial IntelligenceEnergy

MIT Energy Initiative conference spotlights research priorities amidst a changing energy landscape

Industry leaders agree collaboration is key to advancing critical technologies.

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