Teaching a robot its limits, to complete open-ended tasks safely | MIT News
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If someone advises you to “know your limits,” they’re likely suggesting you do things like exercise in moderation. To a robot, though,…
AI in health should be regulated, but don’t forget about the algorithms, researchers say | MIT News
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One might argue that one of the primary duties of a physician is to constantly evaluate and re-evaluate the odds: What are…
Daniela Rus wins John Scott Award | MIT News
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Daniela Rus, director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and MIT professor of electrical engineering and computer science, was recently…
Citation tool offers a new approach to trustworthy AI-generated content | MIT News
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Chatbots can wear a lot of proverbial hats: dictionary, therapist, poet, all-knowing friend. The artificial intelligence models that power these systems appear…
Advancing urban tree monitoring with AI-powered digital twins | MIT News
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The Irish philosopher George Berkely, best known for his theory of immaterialism, once famously mused, “If a tree falls in a forest…
Can robots learn from machine dreams? | MIT News
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For roboticists, one challenge towers above all others: generalization — the ability to create machines that can adapt to any environment or…
A portable light system that can digitize everyday objects | MIT News
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When Nikola Tesla predicted we’d have handheld phones that could display videos, photographs, and more, his musings seemed like a distant dream. Nearly…
Combining next-token prediction and video diffusion in computer vision and robotics | MIT News
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In the current AI zeitgeist, sequence models have skyrocketed in popularity for their ability to analyze data and predict what to do…
How AI is improving simulations with smarter sampling techniques | MIT News
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Imagine you’re tasked with sending a team of football players onto a field to assess the condition of the grass (a likely…
AI pareidolia: Can machines spot faces in inanimate objects? | MIT News
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In 1994, Florida jewelry designer Diana Duyser discovered what she believed to be the Virgin Mary’s image in a grilled cheese sandwich,…