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July 11, 2024

When to trust an AI model

More accurate uncertainty estimates could help users decide about how and when to use machine-learning models in the real world.  

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June 28, 2024

Study reveals why AI models that analyze medical images can be biased

These models, which can predict a patient’s race, gender, and age, seem to use those traits as shortcuts when making medical diagnoses.  

June 13, 2024

LIDS researchers win best paper award at ACM FAcct 

Paper draws attention to structural concerns in the debate about equal opportunity and algorithmic fairness

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May 31, 2024

Gabriele Farina receives 2023 SIGecom Doctoral Dissertation Award

The award is given annually for an outstanding dissertation in the field of economics and computation

May 20, 2024

Two from LIDS awarded IMS Fellowships

Tamara Broderick and Caroline Uhler are honored for their outstanding research and professional contributions

April 26, 2024

Three from MIT awarded 2024 Guggenheim Fellowships

MIT faculty members Roger Levy, Tracy Slatyer, and Martin Wainwright are among 188 scientists, artists, and scholars awarded 2024 fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

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