Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the educational experience and is expected to reach a market valuation of several billion dollars in the coming years. AI applications in education range from interactive virtual classrooms, "smart content" generation, linguistic barrier removal, knowledge gap closing, to individualized lesson plans for students. Numerous businesses are developing AI technologies to…
A team of researchers from the Harbin Institute of Technology, Huawei Technologies Ltd, Squirrel AI, Meta AI, and Fudan University have developed a groundbreaking model for multivariate time series forecasting called PDETime. Traditional forecasting models, used in various applications from weather prediction to energy management, tend to rely on historical data and simple time-index features,…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Deep Learning have made significant advancements, particularly in the area of generative modelling, a subfield of Machine Learning. Here, models are trained to produce new data samples that match the training data. Generative AI systems have shown remarkable capabilities, such as creating images from written descriptions and solving complex problems. Autoregressive…
The urban and spatial planning sector is a rapidly evolving field that increasingly requires the integration of advanced technology. This not only expedites planning processes, but also improves the precision and efficacy of urban development strategies. Amid this technological revolution, the advent of specialised large language models (LLMs), designed for specific industries, has occurred. This…
Machine learning models are widely used today in smart devices like smartphones, with diverse applications like autocorrecting keyboards or improved chatbot responses. However, fine-tuning these models requires considerable computational resources and transfers of data to and from cloud servers – which can pose both energy and security issues. The team of researchers from MIT and…
Microbial sequence databases hold a vast array of information about enzymes and other molecules that could be utilized in biotechnology applications. However, the sheer size of these databases has made it challenging to efficiently search for specific enzymes of interest.
Researchers from the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, the Broad Institute of MIT and…
The "Generative AI: Shaping the Future" symposium, the kickoff event of MIT’s Generative AI Week, drew hundreds of attendees both from academia and industry. Rodney Brooks, iRobot co-founder and keynote speaker, warned attendees against uncritically overestimating the capabilities of generative AI, a technology increasingly powering tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard.
Generative AI…
Eric Evans is stepping down as the director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory on July 1, 2024. He has led the lab through 18 years of technology research and development for national advancements, serving as an influential advisor to senior government officials on technology strategy. Following his departure, Evans will adopt the role of fellow in…
MIT researchers have developed a machine learning-based method for designing new compounds or alloys for use as catalysts in chemical reactions. Traditional methods of designing such materials rely on static observations of a single configuration, out of millions of possibilities, and the intuition of experienced chemists. However, the new method employs machine learning algorithms to…
Researchers at MIT and the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab have developed an onboarding process that efficiently combines human and AI efforts. The system educates a user when to collaborate with an AI assistant and when not. This method can find situations when a user trusts the AI model's advice, but the model is incorrect. The…