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A novel artificial intelligence approach has been developed to recognize ambiguity in medical imaging.

Biomedicine often requires the annotation of pixels in a medical image to identify critical structures such as organs or cells, a process known as segmentation. In this context, artificial intelligence (AI) models can be useful to clinicians by highlighting pixels indicating potential disease or anomalies. However, decision-making in medical image segmentation is frequently complex, with…

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Developing and confirming robust AI-operated systems using thorough and adaptable methods.

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed an algorithm to mitigate the risks associated with using neural networks in robots. The complexity of neural network applications, while offering greater capability, also makes them unpredictable. Current safety and stability verification techniques, called Lyapunov functions, do not…

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An improved, more efficient method to prohibit an AI chatbot from producing harmful responses.

Researchers from Improbable AI Lab at MIT and the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab have developed a technique to enhance the safety measures implemented in AI chatbots to prevent them from providing toxic or dangerous information. They have improved the process of red-teaming, where human testers trigger unsafe or dangerous context to teach AI chatbot to…

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The AI technique dramatically accelerates the prediction of thermal characteristics of materials.

An international team of researchers, including members from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), has developed a machine learning-based approach to predict the thermal properties of materials. This understanding could help improve energy efficiency in power generation systems and microelectronics. The research focuses on phonons - subatomic particles that carry heat. Properties of these particles affect…

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An improved, quicker method to restrict an AI chatbot from delivering harmful replies.

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An improved and quicker method to stop an AI chatbot from providing harmful reactions.

Artificial intelligence (AI) advancements have led to the creation of large language models, like those used in AI chatbots. These models learn and generate responses through exposure to substantial data inputs, opening the potential for unsafe or undesirable outputs. One current solution is "red-teaming" where human testers generate potentially toxic prompts to train chatbots to…

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A novel computational method could simplify the process of creating beneficial proteins.

MIT researchers have developed a computational model that helps predict mutations leading to better proteins, based on a relatively small dataset. In the current process of creating proteins with useful functions, scientists usually start with a natural protein and put it through numerous rounds of random mutation to generate an optimized version. This process has led…

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A novel computational method may simplify the process of designing beneficial proteins.

In a search to create more effective proteins for various purposes, including research and medical applications, researchers at MIT have developed a new computational approach aimed at predicting beneficial mutations based on limited data. Modeling this technique, they produced modified versions of green fluorescent protein (GFP), a protein found in certain jellyfish, and explored its…

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A novel computational method may simplify the process of engineering beneficial proteins.

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a computational tool that can predict mutations to help create better proteins. The tool facilitates the creation of improved versions of proteins through strategic mutations and could offer significant advancements in neuroscience research and medical applications. One common procedure for producing improved proteins involves introducing…

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A novel computational method could simplify the process of designing beneficial proteins.

Researchers at MIT have developed a computational method to hasten the process of generating optimized versions of proteins, using only a small amount of data. The researchers have generated proteins with mutations capable of improving Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) and a protein used to deliver DNA for gene therapy from an adeno-associated virus (AAV). The process…

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A novel computational method might simplify the process of designing beneficial proteins.

Protein engineering is a complicated process, typically involving the random mutation of a natural protein with a desirable function, repeated until an optimal version of the protein is developed. This process has proven successful for proteins like the green fluorescent protein (GFP), but this isn't the case for all proteins. Researchers at MIT have developed…

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A novel computational method could simplify the process of designing beneficial proteins.

MIT researchers have developed a computational approach to help predict mutations that can create optimized versions of certain proteins, working with a relatively small amount of data. The team believes the system could lead to potential medical applications and neuroscience research tools. Usually, protein engineering begins with a natural protein that already has a desirable function,…

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