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- Following the questions where they leadby Michaela Jarvis | MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems on July 17, 2026 at 5:25 pm
Assistant Professor Bailey Flanigan has arrived at complex computational methods for helping democracy thrive.
- A better way to turn 2D designs into 3D models for rapid prototypingby Adam Zewe | MIT News on July 16, 2026 at 4:00 am
Researchers developed an automated framework that helps AI models generate CAD programs more accurately and efficiently.
- 3 Questions: Neural transparency and the future of AI designby Media Lab on July 15, 2026 at 8:25 pm
Assistant Professor Pat Pataranutaporn describes a new interface that lets everyday users glimpse inside an AI’s neural network before their chatbot ever says a word.
- Helping AI models to meet the real worldby David Chandler | Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems on July 14, 2026 at 8:25 pm
Through research and entrepreneurship, Professor Devavrat Shah is helping to design methods that can handle constant decision-making using limited computational resources.
- Can AI build a jet engine? JARVIS Challenge tests role of AI copilots in tough-tech engineeringby Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics on July 14, 2026 at 6:00 pm
MIT students designed, built, and tested a jet engine with AI copilots, assessing AI’s usefulness in developing high-performance aerospace systems.
- How MIT students are helping to prevent cyberattacksby Nicole Estvanik Taylor | Department of Urban Studies and Planning on July 13, 2026 at 7:10 pm
Students from the MIT Cybersecurity Clinic help local governments and other vulnerable organizations defend against digital threats.
- AI agents create virtual playgrounds to help robots get crucial training databy Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL on July 13, 2026 at 6:50 pm
“SceneSmith” system uses collaborative AI agents to create realistic 3D environments of places like kitchens, hotels, and living rooms, where robots can simulate everyday chores.
- New method aims to keep kids safe from illegal AI-generated contentby Adam Zewe | MIT News on July 13, 2026 at 4:00 am
Researchers developed an auditing technique to test generative AI models for malicious capabilities, without prompting them for illegal outputs.
- Tiny robot boats build floating structuresby Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL on July 9, 2026 at 3:50 pm
MIT researchers developed FloatForm, a swarm of small aquatic robots that snap together like ants forming a raft, assembling into reconfigurable structures on the water.
- How novice coders can develop AI programs for military applicationsby Haley Wahl | MIT Lincoln Laboratory on July 7, 2026 at 5:25 pm
A USAF cadet and a Lincoln Laboratory researcher found AI chatbots can help nontechnical service members produce viable software applications for their unique problems.
- Jesse Thaler named director of the Laboratory for Nuclear Scienceby Julia C. Keller | School of Science on July 7, 2026 at 2:45 pm
The professor of physics and inaugural director of the NSF AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions will lead LNS and continue his research in particle physics.
- Toward a future that preserves benefits of neurotechnology for allby Amanda Diehl | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing on July 6, 2026 at 7:50 pm
PhD student Rachel Sava, winner of the Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize, explores transformative improvements and dystopian risks of neural technology.
- MIT in the media: Innovating and educating for the next 250 years of Americaon July 1, 2026 at 8:30 pm
During a “Washington Post Live” panel discussion with ASU President Michael Crow, President Sally Kornbluth explored how universities are preparing the next generation of scientists to lead in America’s rapidly changing technological landscape.
- Q&A: What is agentic AI today, and what do we want it to be?by Adam Zewe | MIT News on June 30, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Computer scientist Phillip Isola cuts through the hype to explain how AI agents work and what the future might hold for this rapidly advancing technology.
- Inaugural Music Technology Research Showcase celebrates work of new graduate program’s initial studentsby Dan Pecci | MIT Music and Theater Arts on June 29, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Associate Professor Anna Huang delivers the keynote address, “In Search of Human-AI Resonance,” to a capacity crowd.
- 3 Questions: Beyond data-driven aestheticsby School of Architecture and Planning on June 29, 2026 at 6:00 pm
In a new Keller Gallery exhibition, Alexandros Haridis SM ’17, PhD ’22 traces centuries of ideas about aesthetic judgment and explores how design can make complex computational systems visible.
- David Autor named head of the Department of Economicsby Benjamin Daniel | School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences on June 26, 2026 at 4:00 pm
A faculty member since 1999, Autor is a leading researcher in artificial intelligence and the work of the future.
- LLMs help robots understand vague instructions and focus on key detailsby Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL on June 26, 2026 at 1:00 pm
To help robots do chores in places like homes and factories, a new approach from MIT uses one language model to clarify users’ instructions, then another to ignore irrelevant info.
- MIT in the media: Exploring how curiosity-driven science is an essential ingredient in America’s successon June 25, 2026 at 4:00 pm
“Scientific American” showcases the history and future of America’s scientific engine, highlighting promising young scientists and icons at MIT and beyond.
- Improving the speed and energy-efficiency of AI agentsby Adam Zewe | MIT News on June 25, 2026 at 4:00 am
A new system, known as Murakkab, optimizes the design and deployment of multistep workflows that power AI applications.

























