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Fifteen Lincoln Laboratory technologies receive 2024 R&D 100 Awards

The innovations map the ocean floor and the brain, prevent heat stroke and cognitive injury, expand AI processing and quantum system capabilities, and introduce new fabrication approaches.

3 Questions: Should we label AI systems like we do prescription drugs?

Researchers argue that in health care settings, “responsible use” labels could ensure AI systems are deployed appropriately.

Accelerating particle size distribution estimation

MIT researchers speed up a novel AI-based estimator for medication manufacturing by 60 times.

Study: AI could lead to inconsistent outcomes in home surveillance

Researchers find large language models make inconsistent decisions about whether to call the police when analyzing surveillance videos.

Enhancing LLM collaboration for smarter, more efficient solutions

“Co-LLM” algorithm helps a general-purpose AI model collaborate with an expert large language model by combining the best parts of both answers, leading to more factual responses.

A fast and flexible approach to help doctors annotate medical scans

“ScribblePrompt” is an interactive AI framework that can efficiently highlight anatomical structures across different medical scans, assisting medical workers to delineate regions of interest and abnormalities.

A framework for solving parabolic partial differential equations

A new algorithm solves complicated partial differential equations by breaking them down into simpler problems, potentially guiding computer graphics and geometry processing.


3 Questions: How to prove humanity online

AI agents could soon become indistinguishable from humans online. Could “personhood credentials” protect people against digital imposters?

LLMs develop their own understanding of reality as their language abilities improve

In controlled experiments, MIT CSAIL researchers discover simulations of reality developing deep within LLMs, indicating an understanding of language beyond simple mimicry.

MIT researchers use large language models to flag problems in complex systems

The approach can detect anomalies in data recorded over time, without the need for any training.