Building explainability into the components of machine-learning models
Researchers develop tools to help data scientists make the features used in machine-learning models more understandable for end users.
Making data visualization more accessible for blind and low-vision individuals
Researchers have created prototypes that enable screen-reader users to quickly and easily navigate through multiple levels of information in an online chart.
Inaugural Day of AI brings new digital literacy to classrooms worldwide
Thousands of children participate in MIT-developed artificial intelligence curriculum.
Is diversity the key to collaboration? New AI research suggests so
A new training approach yields artificial intelligence that adapts to diverse play-styles in a cooperative game, in what could be a win for human-AI teaming.
Living better with algorithms
Graduate student Sarah Cen explores the interplay between humans and artificial intelligence systems, to help build accountability and trust.
MIT.nano Immersion Lab Gaming Program awards third annual seed grants
The NCSOFT-sponsored program will advance cutting-edge technologies for gaming and data visualization.
Robots dress humans without the full picture
MIT researchers design a robot that has a trick or two up its sleeve.
System helps severely motor-impaired individuals type more quickly and accurately
For individuals who communicate using a single switch, a new interface learns how they make selections, and then self-adjusts accordingly.
Q&A: Alberto Rodriguez on teaching a robot to find your keys
Associate professor and principal investigator with the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing’s Science Hub discusses the future of robotics and the importance of industry-academia collaborations.
A new resource for teaching responsible technology development
The Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing publishes a collection of original pedagogical materials developed for instructional use on MIT OpenCourseWare.
3 Questions: The future of international education
New MISTI faculty director Evan Lieberman discusses the crucial role of international education for global solutions.
Cynthia Breazeal named dean for digital learning at MIT
Overseeing business and research units across MIT Open Learning, Breazeal will focus on the future of digital technologies and their applications in education.
When should someone trust an AI assistant’s predictions?
Researchers have created a method to help workers collaborate with artificial intelligence systems.
How well do explanation methods for machine-learning models work?
Researchers develop a way to test whether popular methods for understanding machine-learning models are working correctly.
“Hey, Alexa! Are you trustworthy?”
The more social behaviors a voice-user interface exhibits, the more likely people are to trust it, engage with it, and consider it to be competent.