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MIT engineers design an aerial microrobot that can fly as fast as a bumblebee

December 5, 2025

With insect-like speed and agility, the tiny robot could someday aid in search-and-rescue missions.

Researchers discover a shortcoming that makes LLMs less reliable

December 1, 2025

Large language models can learn to mistakenly link certain sentence patterns with specific topics — and may then repeat these patterns instead of reasoning.

Bigger datasets aren’t always better

November 18, 2025

MIT researchers developed a way to identify the smallest dataset that guarantees optimal solutions to complex problems.

Charting the future of AI, from safer answers to faster thinking

November 7, 2025

MIT PhD students who interned with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab Summer Program are pushing AI tools to be more flexible, efficient, and grounded in truth.

A faster problem-solving tool that guarantees feasibility

November 3, 2025

The FSNet system, developed at MIT, could help power grid operators rapidly find feasible solutions for optimizing the flow of electricity.

MIT Schwarzman College of Computing welcomes 11 new faculty for 2025

October 20, 2025

The faculty members occupy core computing and shared positions, bringing varied backgrounds and expertise to the MIT community.

Fighting for the health of the planet with AI

October 8, 2025

Assistant Professor Priya Donti’s research applies machine learning to optimize renewable energy.

Can large language models figure out the real world?

August 26, 2025

New test could help determine if AI systems that make accurate predictions in one area can understand it well enough to apply that ability to a different area.

New algorithms enable efficient machine learning with symmetric data

July 30, 2025

This new approach could lead to enhanced AI models for drug and materials discovery.

A new way to edit or generate images

July 22, 2025

MIT researchers found that special kinds of neural networks, called encoders or “tokenizers,” can do much more than previously realized.