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• Helping AI models to meet the real world

  Through research and entrepreneurship, Professor Devavrat Shah is helping to design methods that can handle constant decision-making using limited computational resources.

• Can AI build a jet engine? JARVIS Challenge tests role of AI copilots in tough-tech engineering

  MIT students designed, built, and tested a jet engine with AI copilots, assessing AI’s usefulness in developing high-performance aerospace systems.

• How MIT students are helping to prevent cyberattacks

  Students from the MIT Cybersecurity Clinic help local governments and other vulnerable organizations defend against digital threats.

• AI agents create virtual playgrounds to help robots get crucial training data

  “SceneSmith” system uses collaborative AI agents to create realistic 3D environments of places like kitchens, hotels, and living rooms, where robots can simulate everyday chores.

• New method aims to keep kids safe from illegal AI-generated content

  Researchers developed an auditing technique to test generative AI models for malicious capabilities, without prompting them for illegal outputs.

• Tiny robot boats build floating structures

  MIT researchers developed FloatForm, a swarm of small aquatic robots that snap together like ants forming a raft, assembling into reconfigurable structures on the water.

• How novice coders can develop AI programs for military applications

  A USAF cadet and a Lincoln Laboratory researcher found AI chatbots can help nontechnical service members produce viable software applications for their unique problems.

• Jesse Thaler named director of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science

  The professor of physics and inaugural director of the NSF AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions will lead LNS and continue his research in particle physics.

• Toward a future that preserves benefits of neurotechnology for all

  PhD student Rachel Sava, winner of the Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize, explores transformative improvements and dystopian risks of neural technology.

• MIT in the media: Innovating and educating for the next 250 years of America

  During a "Washington Post Live" panel discussion with ASU President Michael Crow, President Sally Kornbluth explored how universities are preparing the next generation of scientists to lead in America’s rapidly changing technological landscape.

• Q&A: What is agentic AI today, and what do we want it to be?

  Computer scientist Phillip Isola cuts through the hype to explain how AI agents work and what the future might hold for this rapidly advancing technology.

• Inaugural Music Technology Research Showcase celebrates work of new graduate program’s initial students

  Associate Professor Anna Huang delivers the keynote address, “In Search of Human-AI Resonance,” to a capacity crowd.

• 3 Questions: Beyond data-driven aesthetics

  In a new Keller Gallery exhibition, Alexandros Haridis SM ’17, PhD ’22 traces centuries of ideas about aesthetic judgment and explores how design can make complex computational systems visible.

• David Autor named head of the Department of Economics

  A faculty member since 1999, Autor is a leading researcher in artificial intelligence and the work of the future.

• LLMs help robots understand vague instructions and focus on key details

  To help robots do chores in places like homes and factories, a new approach from MIT uses one language model to clarify users’ instructions, then another to ignore irrelevant info.

• MIT in the media: Exploring how curiosity-driven science is an essential ingredient in America’s success

  “Scientific American” showcases the history and future of America’s scientific engine, highlighting promising young scientists and icons at MIT and beyond.

• Improving the speed and energy-efficiency of AI agents

  A new system, known as Murakkab, optimizes the design and deployment of multistep workflows that power AI applications.

• Exploring the societal impacts of AI

  During the AI and Society Forum, leading MIT researchers examined critical questions about AI’s influence on employment and democracy.

• New chip could help tiny robots traverse complex environments

  Researchers combined an efficient algorithm with dedicated hardware to rapidly generate 3D maps for navigation using minimal memory and power.

• A better way to model the behavior of metal alloys

  MIT researchers’ approach captures subtle atomic patterns, improving predictions of material properties.

• MIT in the media: For the future of tech, "Massachusetts can absolutely lead"

  Leaders, faculty across MIT discuss fostering innovation and talent in Greater Boston in special series of articles published alongside the outlet's annual list of 'Tech Power Players'

• In game theory, generalists sometimes win out over specialists

  Researchers show that for certain kinds of games, an overlooked class of algorithms performs much better than expected.

• Could AI tell you where you left your keys?

  A new spatial memory system for robots efficiently captures details about the objects they see while exploring their environment.

• MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing builds momentum

  In its first year, INM has worked across research, workforce development, and industry engagement to help accelerate new manufacturing technologies and their real-world deployment.

• Jinhua Zhao named head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning

  An expert in behavioral science and transportation, Zhao combines these studies with AI and public policy to address some of the most urgent challenges facing cities.

• When it comes to predicting people’s preferences, it pays to consider “the power of three”

  MIT researchers provide a major upgrade to the nearly century-old idea of random utility models.

• MIT affiliates win 2026 Hertz Foundation Fellowships

  The fellowships in applied sciences, engineering, and mathematics recognize doctoral students who are pursuing solutions to the most pressing challenges in science and technology.

• Startup’s nuclear-inspired cooling system could make data centers more sustainable

  Founded by two researchers from MIT, Ferveret reduces the amount of energy and water required to cool the chips that power AI.

• The consequences of relying on AI for accurate news

  A Media Lab study shows that, much like how GPS has weakened our navigation skills, AI can make us worse at detecting fake news.

• The crucial human component in computing and AI

  The MIT Ethics of Computing Research Symposium brought together experts and researchers working at the heart of ethical and social impact in technology.