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Teaching a robot its limits, to complete open-ended tasks safely

January 17, 2025

The “PRoC3S” method helps an LLM create a viable action plan by testing each step in a simulation. This strategy could eventually aid in-home robots to complete more ambiguous chore requests.

Algorithms and AI for a better world

January 16, 2025

Assistant Professor Manish Raghavan wants computational techniques to help solve societal problems.

Karl K. Berggren named faculty head of electrical engineering in EECS

January 15, 2025

Berggren, who develops technologies to push the envelope of what is possible with photonics and electronic devices, succeeds Joel Voldman.

Fast control methods enable record-setting fidelity in superconducting qubit

January 15, 2025

The advance holds the promise to reduce error-correction resource overhead.

2024-25 EECS Student Award Roundup

January 13, 2025

This ongoing listing of awards and recognitions won by our students is added to all year, beginning in September.

Daniela Rus named to French National Academy of Medicine

January 13, 2025

As the Director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Rus leads over 1,700 researchers in pioneering innovations to advance computing and improve global well-being.

How hard is it to prevent recurring blackouts in Puerto Rico?

January 10, 2025

Using the island as a model, researchers demonstrate the “DyMonDS” framework can improve resiliency to extreme weather and ease the integration of new resources.

Images that transform through heat

January 10, 2025

The Thermochromorph printmaking technique developed by CSAIL researchers allows images to transition into each other through changes in temperature.

Study reveals AI chatbots can detect race, but racial bias reduces response empathy

January 6, 2025

Researchers at MIT, NYU, and UCLA develop an approach to help evaluate whether large language models like GPT-4 are equitable enough to be clinically viable for mental health support.

MIT affiliates receive 2025 IEEE honors

December 23, 2024

Five MIT faculty and staff, along with five alumni, are honored for electrical engineering and computer science advances.