The NSF has renewed funding for MIT's IAIFI, focusing on AI advancing physics and physics improving AI. Collaborative research across physics and AI is leading to groundbreaking discoveries and innovative scientific approaches.
Miso Labs introduces MisoTTS, an 8-billion-parameter text-to-speech model using RVQ to expand sonic range and respond to speaker tone. Addressing vocabulary size and conditioning issues, MisoTTS achieves 2048^32 addressable tokens without adding parameters, outperforming competitors in latency.
NVIDIA introduces Nemotron 3 Ultra, a 550 billion parameter model with hybrid Mamba-Attention architecture, offering 6x higher inference throughput. The model uses Multi-Token Prediction for faster generation and achieves stable, accurate training with NVFP4 datatype.
Cross-validation in machine learning is deemed ineffective by a seasoned expert due to numerous flaws in both k-fold and leave-one-out techniques. The lack of generalizability and unreliable hyperparameter tuning make cross-validation a questionable practice in real-world scenarios.
GeForce NOW offers 18 new games this month, including the highly anticipated NTE: Neverness to Everness. Explore surreal worlds and classic remakes instantly via cloud streaming, with no downloads necessary.
MIT, Georgia State University, and partners launch PATH to provide industry-aligned AI training for community colleges, emphasizing hands-on learning and collaboration. Program aims to develop practical AI skills and mindsets for a workforce prepared for the future.
Amazon SageMaker AI now supports Fundamental's NEXUS model for accurate tabular data predictions in days. NEXUS offers deterministic results, native tabular understanding, and non-sequential reasoning for structured data analysis.
Practicing code with the Diabetes Dataset, scikit SVR model had poor prediction accuracy. Kernel SVR outperformed linear SVR due to its power and scalability, closely related to KRR.
Tod Machover, music tech pioneer at MIT Media Lab, awarded George Peabody Medal for groundbreaking work in AI and participatory opera. Known as a musical visionary, Machover expands music's boundaries and potential for all.
Google DeepMind released Gemma 4 12B, an encoder-free multimodal model for text, images, audio, and video. The model runs on a laptop with 16 GB of RAM, bridging the gap between edge-friendly and larger variants, with open-source weights available for download.
Researchers from MIT and the MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab developed ChartNet, a dataset and series of open-source models that outperform commercial AI models in tasks like chart interpretation. This breakthrough could empower small firms with limited budgets to leverage AI for business trend analysis and scientific figure interpretation.
NVIDIA AI team releases Cosmos 3, a unified model for physical AI. Combines physical reasoning, world generation, and action generation for robotics and autonomous vehicles.
AI agents must select the right tools for tasks to avoid errors and delays. Learn how SFT and DPO improve tool-calling accuracy in language models for reliable automation.
Deep Learning AMI and AWS Deep Learning Containers now support SOCI snapshotter and index for efficient container image management. SOCI's lazy loading reduces network bandwidth usage and improves container startup times, benefiting organizations managing large container images in cloud environments.
In 2026, AI agents excel at tasks like customer service, but struggle with complex inquiries. MIT and Harvard researchers improved AI's ability to ask questions through a "Battleship" game, leading to significant gains in performance and efficiency.