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New Research on AI and Fairness in Hiring

AI promises to make hiring fairer by reducing human bias. But it often reshapes what fairness means.

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Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

The technique can help scientists in economics, public health, and other fields understand whether to trust the results of their experiments.

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Artificial IntelligenceEnergy

New materials could boost the energy efficiency of microelectronics

By stacking multiple active components based on new materials on the back end of a computer chip, this new approach reduces the amount of energy wasted during computation.

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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

MIT engineers design an aerial microrobot that can fly as fast as a bumblebee

With insect-like speed and agility, the tiny robot could someday aid in search-and-rescue missions.

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Artificial IntelligenceEnergy

Helping power-system planners prepare for an unknown future

Macro, a modeling tool developed by the MIT Energy Initiative, enables energy-system planners to explore options for developing infrastructure to support decarbonized, reliable, and low-cost power grids.

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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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Leaders Assume Employees Are Excited About AI. They’re Wrong.

New research shows that the more senior a leader is, the more they overestimate employee sentiment about how companies are using AI.

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Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

Researchers discover a shortcoming that makes LLMs less reliable

Large language models can learn to mistakenly link certain sentence patterns with specific topics — and may then repeat these patterns instead of reasoning.

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