Justin Solomon, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is making use of modern geometric techniques to address intricate problems, many of which don't appear to be linked to shapes. He extrapolates from the foundations laid more than 2,000 years ago by the…
MIT researchers have developed a new tool that provides better control to animators in shaping their characters. The new technique works by generating mathematical functions, known as barycentric coordinates, that describe how 2D and 3D shapes in animations can move, stretch, and deform in space. By using these functions, an animator can tailor the movement…
Interpreting the functions and behaviors of large-scale neural networks remains a complex task and a significant challenge in the field of Artificial Intelligence. To tackle this problem, researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a strategy that uses AI models to investigate the computations inside other AI systems.
Central to this…
Partial differential equations (PDEs) are used in fields like physics and engineering to model complex physical processes, offering insight into some of the world's most intricate systems. To solve these equations, researchers use high-fidelity numerical solvers, which are time-consuming and computationally expensive. A simplified alternative, data-driven surrogate models, compute the goal property of a solution…
MIT's Improbable AI Lab has developed a novel multimodal framework for artificial intelligence (AI) called the Compositional Foundation Models for Hierarchical Planning (HiP). The aim of this system is to help robots conduct complex tasks that involve numerous smaller steps, from household chores to more elaborate industrial processes.
Traditionally, AI systems have required paired visual,…
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) scientists, in collaboration with Limor Appelbaum, a scientist in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), have developed two machine-learning models for the early detection of pancreatic cancer. The two models PRISM and the logistic regression model both surpassed current diagnostic methods.…
The MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health (Jameel Clinic) held an AI and Health Regulatory Policy Conference on December 4, sparking debates among faculty, regulators from the US, EU, and Nigeria, and industry experts about the regulation of AI in health. The conference centered around the question of whether the "black…
Atacama Biomaterials is a startup led by co-founder Paloma Gonzalez-Rojas, which combines machine learning, architecture, and chemical engineering to create eco-friendly materials. The company aims to contribute to sustainability by creating innovative materials for various industries such as biofuels, biological drugs, and mining. The company was started in 2020 and has gone through several entrepreneurship…
In 2021, while studying differential equations, MIT PhD student Behrooz Tahmasebi discovered a possible connection between Weyl’s law — a mathematical formula used to measure the complexity of data contained within frequencies such as a drum or guitar string — and computer science. He hypothesized that the application of a specific version of the law…
Researchers from MIT and other institutions have developed a method to prevent AI chatbots from failing during extensive conversations. The team's solution centres on the key-value cache (KV Cache), or the chatbot's memory, within language models. Existing models often fail when the cache is overloaded with information, as incoming data pushes out the initial data.…
A team of researchers at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has developed a revolutionary computational design system that enhances the performance of microstructured materials. These materials, ubiquitous in everything from cars to airplanes, offer essential durability and strength. This project, led by Beichen Li, a CSAIL affiliate and an MIT PhD…
In 2010, Media Lab students at MIT Karthik Dinakar and Birago Jones began working on a project to help content moderation teams of companies like Twitter and YouTube. They developed an AI model to identify sensitive posts, but soon realized that the terminology and language used by some users was overlooked by the model. Challenged…