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Study Urges Caution When Comparing Neural Networks to the Brain
A study by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers revealed the difficulty of comparing neural networks to the brain.
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Engineers Fabricate a Chip-Free, Wireless Electronic 'Skin'
MIT engineers have devised a wearable sensor that communicates wirelessly without requiring onboard chips or batteries.
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AI System Could Help Counter the Spread of Disinformation
The Reconnaissance of Influence Operations program was developed to identify disinformation narratives and the individuals spreading them via social media.
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Helping Robots Collaborate to Get the Job Done
A new algorithm aims to foster cooperation between information-gathering robot teams.
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System Detects Errors When Medication is Self-Administered
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a system to detect and reduce errors when patients administer their own medication.
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Our Itch to Share Helps Spread Covid-19 Misinformation
A new study has found that when people consume news on social media, their penchant to share that news undermines their ability to assess its accuracy.
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Muscle Signals Can Pilot a Robot
A new system taps human muscle signals via wearable sensors to pilot a robot.
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Protecting Sensitive Metadata So It Can't be Used for Surveillance
MIT researchers have developed a scalable metadata-protection scheme to shield the information of millions of users.
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Low-Cost 'Smart' Diaper Can Notify Caregiver When It's Wet
Researchers have developed a "smart" diaper equipped with a moisture sensor that can alert a caregiver when a diaper is wet.
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Using AI to Enrich Digital Maps
A new artificial intelligence model uses satellite imagery to tag road features in digital maps.
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Phone Movement Predicts Personality Types
Researchers in Australia used data from the accelerometers in mobile phones to predict users' personalities.
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This Robot Helps You Lift Objects--By Looking at Your Biceps
A new robotic system uses machines to help people lift objects by monitoring their muscle movements, producing a smoother robot-human collaboration.
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Big Issues on the Table at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver listened to a question on stage Friday at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, paused for a moment, and delivered a surprising...
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Identifying Artificial Intelligence 'Blind Spots'
A novel model developed by MIT and Microsoft researchers identifies instances in which autonomous systems have "learned" from training examples that don't match...
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Team Invents Method to Shrink Objects to the Nanoscale
MIT researchers have invented a way to fabricate nanoscale 3-D objects of nearly any shape. They can also pattern the objects with a variety of useful materials...
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Why Some Wikipedia Disputes Go nresolved
Researchers found that factors such as excessive bickering and poorly worded arguments led to about a third of Requests for Comment by Wikipedia editors going unresolved...
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E.T., We're Home
If extraterrestrial intelligence exists somewhere in our galaxy, a new MIT study proposes that laser technology on Earth could, in principle, be fashioned into...
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A Step Toward Personalized, Automated Smart Homes
A new system uses reflected wireless signals to identify occupants within a home, even when they are not carrying mobile devices.
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A 'GPS for Inside Your Body'
A new "in-body global-positioning system" can locate ingestible implants within the body using low-power wireless signals.
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