AI model can reveal the structures of crystalline materials
By analyzing X-ray crystallography data, the model could help researchers develop new materials for many applications, including batteries and magnets.
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MIT researchers introduce generative AI for databases
This new tool offers an easier way for people to analyze complex tabular data.
Symposium highlights scale of mental health crisis and novel methods of diagnosis and treatment
Co-hosted by the McGovern Institute, MIT Open Learning, and others, the symposium stressed emerging technologies in advancing understanding of mental health and neurological conditions.
Making climate models relevant for local decision-makers
A new downscaling method leverages machine learning to speed up climate model simulations at finer resolutions, making them usable on local levels.
School of Engineering welcomes new faculty
Fifteen new faculty members join six of the school’s academic departments.
Scientists use generative AI to answer complex questions in physics
A new technique that can automatically classify phases of physical systems could help scientists investigate novel materials.
President Sally Kornbluth and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discuss the future of AI
The conversation in Kresge Auditorium touched on the promise and perils of the rapidly evolving technology.
Natural language boosts LLM performance in coding, planning, and robotics
Three neurosymbolic methods help language models find better abstractions within natural language, then use those representations to execute complex tasks.
MIT faculty, instructors, students experiment with generative AI in teaching and learning
At MIT’s Festival of Learning 2024, panelists stressed the importance of developing critical thinking skills while leveraging technologies like generative AI.
A crossroads for computing at MIT
The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing building will form a new cluster of connectivity across a spectrum of disciplines in computing and artificial intelligence.