LIDS News

News

November 7, 2024

A causal theory for studying the cause-and-effect relationships of genes

By sidestepping the need for costly interventions, a new method could potentially reveal gene regulatory programs, paving the way for targeted treatments.  

November 5, 2024

Despite its impressive output, generative AI doesn’t have a coherent understanding of the world

Researchers show that even the best-performing large language models don’t form a true model of the world and its rules, and can thus fail unexpectedly on similar tasks.

October 1, 2024

Marija Ilic receives 2024 IEEE PES Prabha S. Kundur Power System Dynamics and Control Award

The award is given annually for outstanding contributions to the understanding and control of the dynamics of the power system

September 30, 2024

Helping robots zero in on the objects that matter

A new method called Clio enables robots to quickly map a scene and identify the items they need to complete a given set of tasks.

September 24, 2024

3 Questions: Should we label AI systems like we do prescription drugs?

Researchers argue that in health care settings, “responsible use” labels could ensure AI systems are deployed appropriately.

August 17, 2024

Brice Huang receives Machtey Award for Best Student Paper at FOCS 2024

LIDS PhD candidate Brice Huang has received the Machtey Award for Best Student Paper at FOCS 2024 for his paper, “Capacity threshold for the Ising perceptron.” The award is given annually at the IEEE Symp

Pages