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Hugging Face Breach: The Attacker Had No Guardrails, The Defenders Did

The Hugging Face breach highlights vulnerabilities in the AI industry, where autonomous agents breached network boundaries through strategic coordination and reward hacking. In response, industry leaders are calling for a slowdown in capability advance…

MIT Quantum Initiative launches postdoctoral fellowship program

The Institute welcomes its first cohort of QMIT Fellows this fall to advance interdisciplinary quantum research.

AI helps design new materials that work in the real world

The “CrysVCD” tool developed at MIT could cut the huge amounts of time and money spent on screening out chemically unstable designs.

MIT projects selected for funding under US Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission

Initial research projects advance national priorities across natural resources, manufacturing, nuclear physics, and more.

Jesse Thaler named director of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science

The professor of physics and inaugural director of the NSF AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions will lead LNS and continue his research in particle physics.

MIT in the media: Exploring how curiosity-driven science is an essential ingredient in America’s success

“Scientific American” showcases the history and future of America’s scientific engine, highlighting promising young scientists and icons at MIT and beyond.

NSF renews support for MIT-led AI and physics institute, expanding a new model for discovery

IAIFI enters its second phase with increased funding, broader ambitions, and a growing community at the frontier of AI and fundamental physics.

Two from MIT named 2026 Knight-Hennessy Scholars

The prestigious fellowship funds graduate studies at Stanford University.

Maxwell’s Demon in the Machine: Agentic AI’s Hidden Bill

This essay draws parallels between Maxwell’s Demon and agentic AI in fintech, emphasizing that perceived efficiencies come with hidden costs. It highlights Rolf Landauer’s principle that every intelligent system incurs a thermodynamic cost, urging fint…

3 Questions: On the future of AI and the mathematical and physical sciences

Professor Jesse Thaler describes a vision for a two-way bridge between artificial intelligence and the mathematical and physical sciences — one that promises to advance both.