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Teaching AI models what they don’t know

A team of MIT researchers founded Themis AI to quantify AI model uncertainty and address knowledge gaps.

The sweet taste of a new idea

Sendhil Mullainathan brings a lifetime of unique perspectives to research in behavioral economics and machine learning.

Q&A: A roadmap for revolutionizing health care through data-driven innovation

A new book coauthored by MIT’s Dimitris Bertsimas explores how analytics is driving decisions and outcomes in health care.

Pattie Maes receives ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award

Professor of media technology honored for research in human-computer interaction that is considered both fundamental and influential.

Markus Buehler receives 2025 Washington Award

Materials scientist is honored for his academic leadership and innovative research that bridge engineering and nature.

MIT spinout maps the body’s metabolites to uncover the hidden drivers of disease

ReviveMed uses AI to gather large-scale data on metabolites — molecules like lipids, cholesterol, and sugar — to match patients with therapeutics.

Creating a common language

New faculty member Kaiming He discusses AI’s role in lowering barriers between scientific fields and fostering collaboration across scientific disciplines.

Streamlining data collection for improved salmon population management

Assistant Professor Sara Beery is using automation to improve monitoring of migrating salmon in the Pacific Northwest.

Expanding robot perception

Associate Professor Luca Carlone is working to give robots a more human-like awareness of their environment.

Algorithms and AI for a better world

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