This episode is from WHRO’s Spotlight Earth series. Watch this video to explore the environment. This Spotlight Earth video introduces you to the beauty of Virginia’s wildlife at Paradise Creek Park ...

Large language models like ChatGPT display conversational skills, but the problem is they don’t really understand the words they use. They are primarily systems that interact with data obtained from ...

Humans have long wondered when and how we begin to form thoughts. Are we born with a pre-configured brain, or do thought patterns only begin to emerge in response to our sensory experiences of the ...

Move over large language models — the new frontier in AI is world models that can understand and simulate reality. Why it matters: Models that can navigate the way the world works are key to creating ...

Scientists and science teachers agree that science is a way of explaining the natural world. In common parlance, science is both a set of practices and the historical accumulation of knowledge. An ...

Watch a subscriber-only discussion exploring how AI might enter the physical world. Available only for MIT Alumni and ...

Today’s AI is still unreliable. Some researchers think solving that problem requires teaching AI systems to understand the world around them. AI systems have already gained impressive mastery over the ...