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• How artificial neural networks build their own learning machinery

  Machine-learning networks can learn without detailed instructions from a designer. Those that do may offer insight into how the brain reorganizes itself during learning.

• MIT Lincoln Laboratory hosts National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology

  Roadshow event highlights Massachusetts' defense-biotechnology ecosystem.

• Q&A: Building accountability behind our words — and AI’s — in civic conversations

  Professor Deb Roy contends there should be someone who is “answerable” for every piece of text in public life, no matter its origins.

• 3 Questions: What is the best path forward for AI in academia?

  MIT Statistics and Data Science Center Director Alexander (Sasha) Rakhlin shares important considerations for departments and institutions.

• Using AI to mitigate the growing environmental threat of data centers

  By rethinking how large cloud computing systems operate, Associate Professor Christina Delimitrou seeks to make data centers more energy efficient.

• Discovering the value of humanistic inquiry

  Students in MIT’s Concourse program delve deeply into the human condition, debate challenging questions, and learn to develop judgment about issues that can’t be quantified.

• Supercomputing researchers document evolution of AI hardware

  An ongoing survey tracks the latest AI accelerator systems to keep hardware relevant for Lincoln Laboratory staff and sponsors.

• Chris Bourg named vice provost and Barbara K. Ostrom (1978) Director of the MIT Libraries

  As director, Bourg has focused on digital access, open and equitable scholarly publishing, and expanded support for data-intensive research.

• MIT announces the MIT for America initiative, to strengthen STEM education across the country

  The effort aims to help U.S. learners from kindergarten to community college, with an emphasis on math, making, and the constructive use of AI.

• Computational tools for society’s most complex challenges

  Associate Professor Cathy Wu uses reinforcement learning to help map out improvements to transportation and other multifaceted systems.

• Documenting the tech worker movement

  Writing as a participant and researcher, PhD student JS Tan SM ’22 has co-authored a new book about the rise of tech worker protests and the employer backlash that followed.

• 3 Questions: A new resource to empower young entrepreneurs

  Martin Trust Center Managing Director Bill Aulet introduces Dear Dreamer, a free platform for middle and high school students who want to learn about entrepreneurship.

• New tool lets users repair AI-generated 3D models, then fabricate them just the way they want

  “InstructMesh” can generate designs for everyday objects that are easy to edit and fabricate for both experts and newcomers to 3D modeling.

• MIT Transit Lab to develop an AI platform for public transit agencies

  With $2.1 million funding from Google.org, the open-source Public Transit Intelligence Hub will unify public transit monitoring, operations, and passenger communication.

• This game-playing AI is the new champ at Stratego

  Able to defeat top-ranked human players and more efficient than other models, the new system could help decision-makers in military maneuvers or business negotiations.

• The effects of an “algorithmic monoculture” depend on the details

  In a study focusing on hiring decisions, MIT researchers found the use of a single algorithm by many firms could benefit job seekers in certain situations.

• Who we become when we talk to machines

  Professor Sherry Turkle’s new book, “Artificial Intimacy,” offers a withering critique of chatbots and the antisocial dynamics she believes they encourage.

• New formulation helps RNA vaccines withstand high temperatures

  MIT engineers have found a way to stabilize the lipid nanoparticles used to deliver RNA vaccines, which could allow the vaccines to be more widely distributed.

• MIT students gain a humanist lens on technical innovation in Tulsa, Oklahoma

  The PKG Center for Social Impact expands Code.Tulsa experiential learning program.

• Estimating suicide risk from text

  A new language-processing tool could help identify the highest-risk individuals from natural language, enabling swifter interventions.

• The promise and peril of using visual AI to study cities

  In their new book, “How AI Sees the City,” the leaders of MIT’s Senseable City Lab examine the technology’s implications for researching urban life.

• MIT welcomes David Siegel SM ’86, PhD ’91 as its next Innovation Fellow

  Computer scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist will collaborate with the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing to advance AI and scientific discovery.

• Poitras Center to fuel early careers of 50 young scientists dedicated to psychiatric disorders research

  Patricia and James Poitras ’63 provide fellowships for graduate students and postdocs who will shape the future of mental health research.

• A new chapter for MIT Reads

  A new focus on fiction and memoir aims to help the MIT community celebrate the power of storytelling and strengthen social connection.

• New AI technique could make minimally invasive surgeries safer and more precise

  This patient-specific method, called xvr, helps doctors use X-rays for surgical navigation in fields such as orthopedics and neurosurgery.

• Measure by measure, studying society accurately

  Naoki Egami has become a standout in political methodology, helping refine tools that give scholars durable results.

• New method enables AI for safety-critical situations

  The “HardFlow” algorithm could help generative AI models produce high-quality outputs that obey strict requirements when “pretty close” doesn’t cut it.

• MIT spinout turns plastic waste into resilient building materials

  Atlas Building Composites is commercializing MIT research to turn plastic waste into parts for buildings and other infrastructure.

• Lifesaving Lincoln Laboratory device wins 2026 Excellence in Technology Transfer Award

  The handheld catheterization device AI-GUIDE, created by Lincoln Laboratory and Massachusetts General Hospital, promises improved health outcomes for injured service members and civilians.

• MIT Schwarzman College of Computing launches pilot to help educators teach AI across disciplines

  A weeklong summer workshop brought higher education faculty to campus to explore how AI and machine learning materials can be adapted for their classrooms.