MIT created "periodic table" for ML, organizing 20 algorithms by mathematical similarities which discovered of a new image-classification algorithm by 8%.

Many engineering challenges come down to the same headache—too many knobs to turn and too few chances to test them. Whether tuning a power grid or designing a safer vehicle, each evaluation can be ...

Karthik Sankaranarayanan trained in two quite different scientific subfields as a graduate student and as a postdoctoral ...

Social media platforms don't just distribute political content—they actively shape which arguments gain traction and which fade into algorithmic obscurity, creating a new mechanism of manufactured ...

In a culture saturated with choices, swipes and infinite optionality, they’re craving something more human. Fewer options, ...

The 2026 film ‘Mercy’ imagines a world where AI decides criminal justice outcomes. No matter how advanced the system, though, ethical questions remain.

Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, an MIT team has designed a technique that could transform flat panels into medical devices, habitats, and other objects without the use of tools.

Abstract: Amid the global push for sustainable development, rising market demands have necessitated a multiregional, multiobjective, and flexible production model. Against this backdrop, this article ...

By now, ChatGPT, Claude, and other large language models have accumulated so much human knowledge that they're far from simple answer-generators; they can also express abstract concepts, such as ...

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MIT estimated the computing power for 809 large language models. Total compute affected AI accuracy more than any algorithmic tricks. Computing power will continue to dominate AI development. It's ...