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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

August 14, 2024

MIT researchers use large language models to flag problems in complex systems

The approach can detect anomalies in data recorded over time, without the need for any training. Identifying one faulty turbine in a wind farm, which can involve looking at hundreds of signals and millions of data points, is akin to finding a needle in a haystack.

July 24, 2024

Study: When allocating scarce resources with AI, randomization can improve fairness

Introducing structured randomization into decisions based on machine-learning model predictions can address inherent uncertainties while maintaining efficiency.

July 23, 2024

Large language models don’t behave like people, even though we may expect them to

A new study shows someone’s beliefs about an LLM play a significant role in the model’s performance and are important for how it is deployed.

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