About 10 percent of human-made mercury emissions into the atmosphere each year are the result of global deforestation, according to a new MIT study. The world’s vegetation, from the Amazon rainforest to the savannahs of sub-Saharan Africa, acts as a sink that removes the toxic pollutant from the air. However, if the current rate of […] The post Study: Global deforestation leads to more mercury pollution appeared first on MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.| MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
Watch Videos: SERC Symposium 2023 There has been a remarkable surge in the use of algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) to address a wide range of problems and challenges. While their adoption, particularly with the rise of AI, is reshaping nearly every industry sector, discipline, and area of research, such innovations often expose unexpected consequences […] The post Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront appeared first on MIT Schwarzman Colle...| MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
Rapidly improving artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced computing technologies are promising to transform the landscape of human health, from the discovery of biological mechanisms to early disease diagnostics, and from drug discovery to personalized care management. Building on MIT’s pioneering history in AI and life sciences, researchers in the Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing […] The post Elevating human health through AI appeared first on MIT Schwarzman College of Comput...| MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
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Modern machine-learning models, such as neural networks, are often referred to as “black boxes” because they are so complex that even the researchers who design them can’t fully understand how they make predictions. To provide some insights, researchers use explanation methods that seek to describe individual model decisions. For example, they may highlight words in […] The post Unpacking black-box models appeared first on MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.| MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
Soft, pneumatic actuators might not be a phrase that comes up in daily conversations, but more likely than not you might have benefited from their utility. The devices use compressed air to power motion, and with sensing capabilities, they’ve proven to be a critical backbone in a variety of applications such as assistive wearables, robotics, […] The post Soft assistive robotic wearables get a boost from rapid design tool appeared first on MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.| MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
From search engines to voice assistants, computers are getting better at understanding what we mean. That’s thanks to language-processing programs that make sense of a staggering number of words, without ever being told explicitly what those words mean. Such programs infer meaning instead through statistics — and a new study reveals that this computational approach […] The post What words can convey appeared first on MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.| MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
MIT’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is a crucible for technological innovation, but one of the most important aspects of the program’s leading global status has nothing to do with computers or circuits, artificial intelligence, or algorithms. It has to do with an elite group of educators who have dedicated their careers to […] The post Secret superheroes of EECS appeared first on MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.| MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
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The MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium (MGAIC) announced a call for proposals for innovative seed projects to study high impact uses of generative AI models. Projects are intended to be interdisciplinary, collaborative, and open source, with a focus on several key areas of AI impact, including, but not limited to: design, education, engineering, healthcare, sustainability, and workforce transformation. The inaugural call for proposals ended March 7, 2025.| MIT Schwarzman College of Computing