Professor Emeritus Dimitri Bertsekas, influential computer scientist and prolific author, dies at 83 Known for his clear and elegant writing style, Bertsekas shaped fields from control and optimization to large-scale computation and artificial intelligence.

A new paper from the MIT Media Lab's Joy Buolamwini shows that three commercial facial-analysis programs demonstrate gender and skin-type biases, and suggests a new, more accurate method for evaluating the performance of such machine-learning systems.

Artificial Intelligence AI ‘ghosts’ can comfort mourners — even when the bots get the facts wrong A small study suggests emotional fit, not perfect accuracy, may make chatbot versions of ...

The new chatbot ChatGPT and other generative AI encourage cheating and offer up incorrect info, but they could also be used for good.

Artificial intelligence yields new antibiotic A deep-learning model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill many species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

David Autor named head of the Department of Economics A faculty member since 1999, Autor is a leading researcher in artificial intelligence and the work of the future.

Researchers from MIT and Toyota Research Institute developed SceneSmith, a system that allows robots to practice everyday tasks and action plans in over 1,300 AI generated environments before entering a real home or workplace, writes Fox News ’ Kurt Knutsson. “SceneSmith's ability to combine realistic design with usable physics gives the project its strongest advantage,” notes Knutsson.

Jinhua Zhao named head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning An expert in behavioral science and transportation, Zhao combines these studies with AI and public policy to address some of the most urgent challenges facing cities.

AI agents create virtual playgrounds to help robots get crucial training data “SceneSmith” system uses collaborative AI agents to create realistic 3D environments of places like kitchens, hotels, and living rooms, where robots can simulate everyday chores.

The philosophical puzzle of rational artificial intelligence As AI technology advances, a new interdisciplinary course seeks to equip students with foundational critical thinking skills in computing.