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Computer science and technology

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Using data to write songs for progress

Senior Ananya Gurumurthy adds her musical talents to her math and computer science studies to advocate using data for social change.

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Is medicine ready for AI? Doctors, computer scientists, and policymakers are cautiously optimistic

With the artificial intelligence conversation now mainstream, the 2023 MIT-MGB AI Cures conference saw attendance double from previous years.

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A better way to study ocean currents

A new machine-learning model makes more accurate predictions about ocean currents, which could help with tracking plastic pollution and oil spills, and aid in search and rescue.

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An AI challenge only humans can solve

In their new book, “Power and Progress,” Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson ask whether the benefits of AI will be shared widely or feed inequality.

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Joining the battle against health care bias

Leo Anthony Celi invites industry to broaden its focus in gathering and analyzing clinical data for every population.

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3 Questions: Jacob Andreas on large language models

The CSAIL scientist describes natural language processing research through state-of-the-art machine-learning models and investigation of how language can enhance other types of artificial intelligence.

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Study: AI models fail to reproduce human judgements about rule violations

Models trained using common data-collection techniques judge rule violations more harshly than humans would, researchers report.

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Using reflections to see the world from new points of view

A new computer vision system turns any shiny object into a camera of sorts, enabling an observer to see around corners or beyond obstructions.

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Training machines to learn more like humans do

Researchers identify a property that helps computer vision models learn to represent the visual world in a more stable, predictable way.

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Researchers create a tool for accurately simulating complex systems

The system they developed eliminates a source of bias in simulations, leading to improved algorithms that can boost the performance of applications.