https://ai-news.ypetit.net/sources/mit-news-ai/ Latest publications from MIT News (AI), aggregated by AI News from the official source. en Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:08:45 GMT https://news.mit.edu/2026/single-ai-model-simulates-many-substances-behavior-1109https://news.mit.edu/2026/single-ai-model-simulates-many-substances-behavior-1109Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:00:00 GMTnewsBy learning how matter moves, the WorldParticle system could assist with developing soft robots, medicines, and more. https://news.mit.edu/2026/ai-assisted-learning-platform-helps-robots-reason-beyond-literal-commands-1109https://news.mit.edu/2026/ai-assisted-learning-platform-helps-robots-reason-beyond-literal-commands-1109Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:00:00 GMTnewsThe new approach, known as FLEX, could lead to more intuitive, interactive household and assistive robots. https://news.mit.edu/2026/how-to-predict-molecule-behavior-with-scant-data-1106https://news.mit.edu/2026/how-to-predict-molecule-behavior-with-scant-data-1106Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMTnewsA machine-learning approach called CheMeleon provides a practical way to develop new drugs or other molecules with much less detailed, expensive experimentation. https://news.mit.edu/2026/clearing-up-robot-fuzzy-memory-1105https://news.mit.edu/2026/clearing-up-robot-fuzzy-memory-1105Thu, 05 Nov 2026 05:00:00 GMTnewsA new system identifies and corrects unreliable object descriptions stored in a robot’s memory, improving the robot’s ability to interact with its environment. https://news.mit.edu/2026/building-connections-across-research-infrastructure-1103https://news.mit.edu/2026/building-connections-across-research-infrastructure-1103Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:30:00 GMTnewsMIT.nano and the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition gathered facility leaders and technology professionals from across the nation to explore ways to make shared-access facilities more connected. https://news.mit.edu/2026/powering-up-for-pivotal-moment-1102https://news.mit.edu/2026/powering-up-for-pivotal-moment-1102Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:55:00 GMTnewsFrom a nuclear revival to qubits, the MIT Energy Initiative’s annual research conference tracked deployment of today’s technologies to discovery of tomorrow’s breakthroughs. https://news.mit.edu/2026/regina-barzilay-jim-collins-win-pritzker-prize-ai-and-science-research-excellence-1102https://news.mit.edu/2026/regina-barzilay-jim-collins-win-pritzker-prize-ai-and-science-research-excellence-1102Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:35:00 GMTnewsThe MIT professors collaborated to identify the first AI-discovered antibiotic, a scientific breakthrough that is widely recognized as a milestone in AI-driven drug discovery. https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-affiliates-named-schmidt-sciences-ai2050-fellows-1030https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-affiliates-named-schmidt-sciences-ai2050-fellows-1030Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:15:00 GMTnewsFive MIT faculty members and two additional alumni are honored with fellowships to advance research on beneficial AI. https://news.mit.edu/2026/qa-hey-ai-who-should-i-vote-for-this-year-1030https://news.mit.edu/2026/qa-hey-ai-who-should-i-vote-for-this-year-1030Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTnewsMIT professors Adam Berinsky and Chara Podimata discuss a new project to track how AI chatbots are responding to questions about the 2026 U.S. midterm elections. https://news.mit.edu/2026/3-questions-why-infrastructure-is-entering-defining-era-1028https://news.mit.edu/2026/3-questions-why-infrastructure-is-entering-defining-era-1028Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTnewsProfessor Ali Jadbabaie describes how AI, digital transformation, climate change, and complex geopolitics are forcing engineers and policymakers to rethink how infrastructure is designed, built, and managed. https://news.mit.edu/2026/making-machines-that-can-listen-paris-smaragdis-1028https://news.mit.edu/2026/making-machines-that-can-listen-paris-smaragdis-1028Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMTnewsProfessor Paris Smaragdis develops computers with superhuman hearing for applications like speech recognition, music understanding, and environmental monitoring. https://news.mit.edu/2026/learner-prabha-jha-collaborates-with-mit-peers-to-develop-book-of-ai-insights-1027https://news.mit.edu/2026/learner-prabha-jha-collaborates-with-mit-peers-to-develop-book-of-ai-insights-1027Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:55:00 GMTnewsPrabha Jha used her experience with MIT Open Learning’s program for senior executives to develop AI solutions for her employer, Verizon, and to write a book. https://news.mit.edu/2026/at-new-york-climate-week-mit-connects-global-network-1026https://news.mit.edu/2026/at-new-york-climate-week-mit-connects-global-network-1026Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMTnewsA cross-section of the MIT community convened discussions on topics ranging from data centers and super pollutants to agriculture and education. https://news.mit.edu/2026/martha-minow-speaks-on-sustaining-democracy-using-overcoming-ai-1023https://news.mit.edu/2026/martha-minow-speaks-on-sustaining-democracy-using-overcoming-ai-1023Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMTnewsIn Compton Lecture, the distinguished legal scholar warns of potential “loss of the Enlightenment” while suggesting ways innovations can meet our civic and cultural needs. https://news.mit.edu/2026/reinforcing-value-of-human-understanding-at-mit-1023https://news.mit.edu/2026/reinforcing-value-of-human-understanding-at-mit-1023Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:35:00 GMTnewsDuring the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences’ 75th Anniversary Symposium, President Sally Kornbluth said “MIT has never needed your particular insight and guidance more than we do now.” https://news.mit.edu/2026/qa-how-ai-came-to-model-messy-human-mind-1023https://news.mit.edu/2026/qa-how-ai-came-to-model-messy-human-mind-1023Fri, 23 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMTnewsAssistant Professor Benjamin Lindquist studies how engineers deliberately injected randomness into early AI, giving rise to deep-learning models that sometimes hallucinate. https://news.mit.edu/2026/design-software-reimagines-everyday-objects-as-self-aware-devices-1022https://news.mit.edu/2026/design-software-reimagines-everyday-objects-as-self-aware-devices-1022Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:45:00 GMTnews“X-Hinges” helps design and 3D print items like lamps and gloves with an interactive twist: automatically embedded sensors that perceive and adaptively respond to human contact. https://news.mit.edu/2026/teaching-ai-about-symmetry-could-make-prenatal-diagnosis-more-reliable-1019https://news.mit.edu/2026/teaching-ai-about-symmetry-could-make-prenatal-diagnosis-more-reliable-1019Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:20:00 GMTnewsA model developed by researchers at MIT and Boston Children's Hospital adjusts scans on the fly to track fetal movement, potentially sparing families repeat hospital visits. https://news.mit.edu/2026/giving-ai-crystal-clear-view-of-materials-world-1018https://news.mit.edu/2026/giving-ai-crystal-clear-view-of-materials-world-1018Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMTnewsNew research can help AI models understand crystalline materials in 3D and reason about their properties. https://news.mit.edu/2026/fostering-community-amid-kendall-square-innovation-1016https://news.mit.edu/2026/fostering-community-amid-kendall-square-innovation-1016Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTnewsThe 18th annual Kendall Square Association Annual Meeting explored how new technologies could be a force for shared prosperity in society. https://news.mit.edu/2026/state-of-supply-chain-sustainability-report-1015https://news.mit.edu/2026/state-of-supply-chain-sustainability-report-1015Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMTnewsMIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics finds sustainability commitments are strong, but governance gaps and external disruptions prevent execution. https://news.mit.edu/2026/ai-model-decodes-language-cells-use-communicate-1015https://news.mit.edu/2026/ai-model-decodes-language-cells-use-communicate-1015Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:50:00 GMTnewsA new computational approach reveals how cells communicate to assemble into tissues. This could accelerate stem cell engineering, improve disease models, and inform therapies. https://news.mit.edu/2026/collision-between-ai-your-brain-and-society-eric-so-book-1015https://news.mit.edu/2026/collision-between-ai-your-brain-and-society-eric-so-book-1015Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMTnewsIn a new book, Professor Eric So explores how the technology affects our thinking skills. https://news.mit.edu/2026/researchers-improve-weather-forecasts-looking-two-six-weeks-out-1014https://news.mit.edu/2026/researchers-improve-weather-forecasts-looking-two-six-weeks-out-1014Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTnewsA new machine-learning approach broke records for weather forecasting for an important time frame in emergency planning. https://news.mit.edu/2026/how-artificial-neural-networks-build-their-own-learning-machinery-1013https://news.mit.edu/2026/how-artificial-neural-networks-build-their-own-learning-machinery-1013Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMTnewsMachine-learning networks can learn without detailed instructions from a designer. Those that do may offer insight into how the brain reorganizes itself during learning.