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June 18, 2018
How does human intelligence work, in engineering terms? And how can we use that deep grasp of human intelligence to build wiser and more useful machines?
This year MIT launched the MIT Intelligence Quest, an initiative to...
This year MIT launched the MIT Intelligence Quest, an initiative to...
June 17, 2018
By Akshaiyaa V S
And God said, “Let there be light”.
Figuratively, this bible verse points towards light as the foundation of life; the driving force behind our psyche. Bright light is always associated with joy and victory. But...
And God said, “Let there be light”.
Figuratively, this bible verse points towards light as the foundation of life; the driving force behind our psyche. Bright light is always associated with joy and victory. But...
June 14, 2018
DeepMind’s advance could lead to machines that can make better sense of a scene.
by Will Knight
Machines will need to get a lot better at making sense of the world on their own if they are ever going to become truly intelligent....
by Will Knight
Machines will need to get a lot better at making sense of the world on their own if they are ever going to become truly intelligent....
June 11, 2018
On June 11, 2018, Provost Martin A. Schmidt announced that Prof. Antonio Torralba has been named the inaugural director of the MIT Quest for Intelligence, effective immediately.
“The range of questions we aspire to explore...
“The range of questions we aspire to explore...
June 10, 2018
by Kyle Wiggers @Kyle_L_Wiggers
To describe Max Tegmark’s career as “storied” is to do the Swedish-American physicist a disservice. He’s a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, scientific director of the...
To describe Max Tegmark’s career as “storied” is to do the Swedish-American physicist a disservice. He’s a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, scientific director of the...
June 2, 2018
By Andy Rosen Globe Staff June 02, 2018
Patrick Winston’s computer is learning about revenge, ambition, and murder. It knows that victory can make you happy. But it also knows you can’t be happy if you’re dead.
The computer had...
Patrick Winston’s computer is learning about revenge, ambition, and murder. It knows that victory can make you happy. But it also knows you can’t be happy if you’re dead.
The computer had...
May 23, 2018
Study tracks eye movement to determine how well people understand English as a foreign language.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office
May 22, 2018
Excerpt:
A study by MIT researchers has uncovered a new way of telling how well...
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office
May 22, 2018
Excerpt:
A study by MIT researchers has uncovered a new way of telling how well...
May 22, 2018
New evidence suggests a drop-off in results after the age of 17
The Economist
May 10, 2018
Excerpt: Those who want to learn a foreign language, or want their children to, often feel they are racing against the clock. People seem...
The Economist
May 10, 2018
Excerpt: Those who want to learn a foreign language, or want their children to, often feel they are racing against the clock. People seem...
May 2, 2018
The Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) awarded Prof. Elizabeth Spelke with the 2018 George A. Miller Award during teh CNS 2018 Annual Meeting, on March 25, 2018, in Boston, MA.
The George A. Miller Prize in Cognitive...
The George A. Miller Prize in Cognitive...
May 2, 2018
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
May 1, 2018
Excerpt: A great deal of evidence suggests that it is more difficult to learn a new language as an adult than as a child, which has led scientists to propose that there is a “critical...
May 1, 2018
Excerpt: A great deal of evidence suggests that it is more difficult to learn a new language as an adult than as a child, which has led scientists to propose that there is a “critical...