Chatbots can wear a lot of proverbial hats: dictionary, therapist, poet, all-knowing friend. The artificial intelligence models that power these systems appear exceptionally skilled and efficient at providing answers, clarifying concepts, and distilling information. But to establish trustworthiness of content generated by such models, how can we really know if a particular statement is factual, a hallucination, or just a plain misunderstanding?
Regina Barzilay, School of Engineering Distinguished Professor for AI and Health at MIT, CSAIL Principal Investigator, and Jameel Clinic AI Faculty Lead, has been awarded the 2025 Frances E. Allen Medal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Barzilay’s award recognizes the impact of her machine-learning algorithms on medicine and natural language processing.
Daniela Rus, Director of CSAIL and MIT EECS Professor, recently received the 2025 Edison Medal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The award recognizes her leadership and pioneering work in modern robotics.
Creating realistic 3D models for applications like virtual reality, filmmaking, and engineering design can be a cumbersome process requiring lots of manual trial and error.
