A quick scan of the headlines makes it seem like generative artificial intelligence is everywhere these days. In fact, some of those headlines may actually have been written by generative AI, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a chatbot that has demonstrated an uncanny ability to produce text that seems to have been written by a human.

To get a sense of what StructCode is all about, says Mustafa Doğa Doğan, think of Superman. Not the “faster than a speeding bullet” and “more powerful than a locomotive” version, but a Superman, or Superwoman, who sees the world differently from ordinary mortals — someone who can look around a room and glean all kinds of information about ordinary objects that is not apparent to people with less penetrating faculties.

A new computational method facilitates the dense placement of objects inside a rigid container.

A new AI-based approach for controlling autonomous robots satisfies the often-conflicting goals of safety and stability.

Researchers develop an algorithm that decides when a “student” machine should follow its teacher, and when it should learn on its own.

The role-playing game “On the Plane” simulates xenophobia to foster greater understanding and reflection via virtual experiences.

MIT researchers are discovering which parts of the brain are engaged when a person evaluates a computer program.