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Guided learning lets “untrainable” neural networks realize their potential

Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Center for Brains Minds and Machines, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Computer science and technology, data, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS), Machine Learning, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, National Science Foundation (NSF), Networks, Neuroscience, Research, School of Engineering

Even networks long considered “untrainable” can learn effectively with a bit of a helping hand. Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have shown that a brief period of alignment between neural networks, a method they call guidance, can dramatically improve the performance of architectures previously thought unsuitable for modern tasks.Their findings […]

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Enabling small language models to solve complex reasoning tasks

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As language models (LMs) improve at tasks like image generation, trivia questions, and simple math, you might think that human-like reasoning is around the corner. In reality, they still trail us by a wide margin on complex tasks. Try playing Sudoku with one, for instance, where you fill in numbers one through nine in such

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New method improves the reliability of statistical estimations

Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Computer science and technology, data, Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS), IDSS, Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS), Machine Learning, Mathematics, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, National Science Foundation (NSF), Research, School of Engineering

Let’s say an environmental scientist is studying whether exposure to air pollution is associated with lower birth weights in a particular county.They might train a machine-learning model to estimate the magnitude of this association, since machine-learning methods are especially good at learning complex relationships.Standard machine-learning methods excel at making predictions and sometimes provide uncertainties, like

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MIT engineers design an aerial microrobot that can fly as fast as a bumblebee

Aeronautical and astronautical engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinspiration, Drones, Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS), Electronics, Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS), Machine Learning, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, National Science Foundation (NSF), Research, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Robotics, School of Engineering

In the future, tiny flying robots could be deployed to aid in the search for survivors trapped beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake. Like real insects, these robots could flit through tight spaces larger robots can’t reach, while simultaneously dodging stationary obstacles and pieces of falling rubble.So far, aerial microrobots have only been able

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Researchers discover a shortcoming that makes LLMs less reliable

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Large language models (LLMs) sometimes learn the wrong lessons, according to an MIT study.Rather than answering a query based on domain knowledge, an LLM could respond by leveraging grammatical patterns it learned during training. This can cause a model to fail unexpectedly when deployed on new tasks.The researchers found that models can mistakenly link certain

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3 Questions: How AI is helping us monitor and support vulnerable ecosystems

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A recent study from Oregon State University estimated that more than 3,500 animal species are at risk of extinction because of factors including habitat alterations, natural resources being overexploited, and climate change.To better understand these changes and protect vulnerable wildlife, conservationists like MIT PhD student and Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) researcher Justin Kay

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Teaching robots to map large environments

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A robot searching for workers trapped in a partially collapsed mine shaft must rapidly generate a map of the scene and identify its location within that scene as it navigates the treacherous terrain.Researchers have recently started building powerful machine-learning models to perform this complex task using only images from the robot’s onboard cameras, but even

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New tool makes generative AI models more likely to create breakthrough materials

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The artificial intelligence models that turn text into images are also useful for generating new materials. Over the last few years, generative materials models from companies like Google, Microsoft, and Meta have drawn on their training data to help researchers design tens of millions of new materials.But when it comes to designing materials with exotic

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Improving the workplace of the future

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Whitney Zhang ’21 believes in the importance of valuing workers regardless of where they fit into an organizational chart.Zhang is a PhD student in MIT’s Department of Economics studying labor economics. She explores how the technological and managerial decisions companies make affect workers across the pay spectrum. “I’ve been interested in economics, economic impacts, and related social

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