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MIT Professor Emeritus Rainer Weiss ’55, PhD ’62, a renowned experimental physicist and Nobel laureate whose groundbreaking work confirmed a longstanding prediction about the nature of the universe, passed away on Aug. 25. He was 92. Weiss conceived of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) for detecting ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves, and was later a leader of …

Environmental scientists are increasingly using enormous artificial intelligence models to make predictions about changes in weather and climate, but a new study by MIT researchers shows that bigger models are not always better. The team demonstrates that, in certain climate scenarios, much simpler, physics-based models can generate more accurate predictions than state-of-the-art deep-learning models. Their analysis also reveals that a …

Why did MIT find 95% of AI project fail? Hint: it wasn’t about the tech itself  Fortune Sam Altman calls AI a “bubble” while seeking $500B valuation for OpenAI  Ars Technica Sam Altman says ‘yes,’ AI is in a bubble  The Verge FirstFT: New MIT report spooks tech investors  Financial Times Analysts downplay AI bubble worries as Altman says some investors will be left …

95% of organizations got zero return on AI investment in MIT study  Axios MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing  Fortune The ‘shadow AI economy’ is booming: Workers at 90% of companies say they use chatbots, but most of them are hiding it from IT  Yahoo Finance MIT Report On Gen AI Struggles Spooks Investors. Analyst Sees Opening For …

Investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence wavered Tuesday as major tech stocks sold off. Nvidia dropped 3.5% and Palantir nearly 10% after an MIT study claimed 95% of companies see no returns from generative AI, while OpenAI’s Sam Altman warned of a potential bubble. Nasdaq futures were down this morning, premarket. Investors’ long-running enthusiasm for artificial intelligence showed signs of faltering …

Using machine learning, MIT chemical engineers have created a computational model that can predict how well any given molecule will dissolve in an organic solvent — a key step in the synthesis of nearly any pharmaceutical. This type of prediction could make it much easier to develop new ways to produce drugs and other useful molecules. The new model, which …

MIT researchers have developed a reconfigurable antenna that dynamically adjusts its frequency range by changing its physical shape, making it more versatile for communications and sensing than static antennas. A user can stretch, bend, or compress the antenna to make reversible changes to its radiation properties, enabling a device to operate in a wider frequency range without the need for …

Chemists at MIT have discovered a way to fortify iodine salt with iron, resulting in a product that, if made widely available, could combat one of the world’s most prevalent nutrient deficiencies. A bout 2 billion people suffer from iron deficiency, which can lead to anemia, impaired brain development in children, and increased infant mortality. The richest sources are all …

With help from artificial intelligence, MIT researchers have designed novel antibiotics that can combat two hard-to-treat infections: drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae and multi-drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Using generative AI algorithms, the research team designed more than 36 million possible compounds and computationally screened them for antimicrobial properties. The top candidates they discovered are structurally distinct from any existing antibiotics, and they appear …

In a stunning new demonstration of quantum mechanics, a team of MIT physicists has settled a nearly century-old debate between Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr, with the results showing Einstein was wrong. The team performed an idealized version of the famous double-slit experiment, confirming that light has a dual identity as both a particle and a wave, but that these …