Technology and society
Technology and society

MIT CSAIL researchers discuss frontiers of generative AI

Experts convene to peek under the hood of AI-generated code, language, and images as well as its capabilities, limitations, and future impact.

MIT professor to Congress: “We are at an inflection point” with AI

Aleksander Mądry urges lawmakers to ask rigorous questions about how AI tools are being used by corporations.

Matthew Kearney: Bringing AI and philosophy into dialogue

The computer science and philosophy double-major aims to advance the field of AI ethics.

Creating a versatile vaccine to take on Covid-19 in its many guises

Aided by machine learning, scientists are working to develop a vaccine that would be effective against all SARS-CoV-2 strains.

3 Questions: Leo Anthony Celi on ChatGPT and medicine

The chatbot’s success on the medical licensing exam shows that the test — and medical education — are flawed, Celi says.

Automating the math for decision-making under uncertainty

A new tool brings the benefits of AI programming to a much broader class of problems.