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Q&A: How AI came to model the “messy” human mind

October 23, 2026

Assistant Professor Benjamin Lindquist studies how engineers deliberately injected randomness into early AI, giving rise to deep-learning models that sometimes hallucinate.

Why teaching AI about symmetry could make prenatal diagnosis more reliable

October 20, 2026

A model developed by researchers at MIT and Boston Children’s Hospital adjusts scans on the fly to track fetal movement, potentially sparing families repeat hospital visits.

This game-playing AI is the new champ at Stratego

October 19, 2026

Able to defeat top-ranked human players and more efficient than other models, the new system could help decision-makers in military maneuvers or business negotiations.

New tool lets users repair AI-generated 3D models, then fabricate them just the way they want

October 19, 2026

“InstructMesh” can generate designs for everyday objects that are easy to edit and fabricate for both experts and newcomers to 3D modeling.

MIT affiliates named 2026 Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Fellows

October 16, 2026

Five MIT faculty members and three alumni are honored with fellowships to advance research on beneficial AI.

Gunter Stein, Control Systems and Theory Expert, Dies at 84

October 15, 2026

Gunter Stein, an expert on control systems and theory who helped reconcile competing schools of thought surrounding automated control systems, and whose work helped usher in an era of robust multivariable control, died on July 11th, 2026 in his home state of Minnesota. He was 84 years old.

Using AI to mitigate the growing environmental threat of data centers

October 14, 2026

By rethinking how large cloud computing systems operate, Associate Professor Christina Delimitrou seeks to make data centers more energy efficient.

MIT students gain a humanist lens on technical innovation in Tulsa, Oklahoma

September 30, 2026

The PKG Center for Social Impact expands Code.Tulsa experiential learning program.

The effects of an “algorithmic monoculture” depend on the details

September 29, 2026

In a study focusing on hiring decisions, MIT researchers found the use of a single algorithm by many firms could benefit job seekers in certain situations.

Nanoscale mechanics could enable brain-inspired computing

September 25, 2026

A new device uses reconfigurable motion to mimic the firing behavior of a neuron, which could lead to more efficient computing.