Researchers from MIT and the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab have designed a machine-learning accelerator that is impervious to the two most common types of cyberattacks. Currently, healthcare apps that monitor chronic diseases or fitness goals are relying on machine learning to operate. However, the voluminous machine-learning models utilized need to be transferred between a smartphone…
Julie Shah, an esteemed professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has been appointed the new head of the department, with the position taking effect from May 1. An alumni of MIT with a Ph.D. in autonomous systems, Shah is renowned for her extensive technical expertise in…
Researchers at MIT and University of Washington have crafted a model for understanding the behavior of humans and machines in decision-making scenarios, even when this behavior is suboptimal due to computational constraints. The model is based on an agent's “inference budget”, predictive of future behavior derived from observations of previous actions.
This model could potentially…
Researchers from MIT and the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab have developed a machine-learning accelerator that enhances the security of health-tracking apps. These apps can be slow and consume a lot of energy due to the data exchange requirements between the phone and a central server. “Machine-learning accelerators” are used to speed up such apps but…
Julie Shah, the H.N. Slater Professor in Aeronautics and Astronautics, has been named the new head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT starting May 1. With an impressive record of technical contributions in AI and robotics, Shah has established herself as a visionary leader. Her work elucidates the social, ethical, and economic…
In order to create an enhanced AI assistant, begin by mimicking the unpredictable actions of people.
Researchers at MIT and the University of Washington have developed a model that can predict an agent's potential computational limitations, and therefore their decision-making process, simply by observing past behaviour. Referred to as an "inference budget," this could enable AI systems to better predict human behaviour. The research paper demonstrates this modelling method within the…
Researchers from MIT and the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab have developed a novel machine-learning accelerator that can protect sensitive data like health records from two common types of cybersecurity threats while efficiently running large AI models. This advancement could make an noticable impact on challenging AI applications, such as augmented and virtual reality, autonomous driving…
Julie Shah, the H.N. Slater Professor in Aeronautics and Astronautics, has been appointed as the new head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AeroAstro) at MIT, effective from May 1. Shah, an alumnus of MIT, is renowned for her exceptional interdisciplinary leadership skills and significant technical strides in the arena of robotics and Artificial…
Researchers at MIT and the University of Washington have developed a new way to model human behaviour by accounting for unknown computational constraints that may impact problem-solving abilities. This new model enables an agent, human or machine, to infer another agent's computational constraints from their previous actions. The resulting 'inference budget' can be used to…
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab have developed a machine-learning accelerator designed to be resistant to cyber-attacks, offering a secure platform for health-monitoring applications. The chip secures users' data whilst running large artificial intelligence (AI) models efficiently, protecting sensitive health and financial information.
The technology is capable of…
Researchers at MIT and the University of Washington have developed a computational model that can predict an intelligent agent's behaviors based on its "inference budget" (i.e. the limits on its computational resources). This was accomplished by using an algorithm that recorded all the decisions made by the agent within a given period of time. They…