AI Research Dispatch

Updates from labs, pre-print servers, and academic AI research groups.

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“Robot, make me a chair”

Computer-aided design (CAD) systems are tried-and-true tools used to design many of the physical objects we use each day. But CAD software requires extensive expertise to master, and many tools …

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Working to eliminate barriers to adopting nuclear energy

What if there were a way to solve one of the most significant obstacles to the use of nuclear energy — the disposal of high-level nuclear waste (HLW)? Dauren Sarsenbayev, a third-year doctoral student …

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How to Fine-Tune an LLM on NVIDIA GPUs With Unsloth

Modern workflows showcase the endless possibilities of generative and agentic AI on PCs. Of many, some examples include tuning a chatbot to handle product-support questions or building a personal …

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New MIT program to train military leaders for the AI age

Artificial intelligence can enhance decision-making and enable action with reduced risk and greater precision, making it a critical tool for national security. A new program offered jointly by the MIT …

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Import AI 431: Technological Optimism and Appropriate Fear

Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on lattes, ramen, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Import A-Idea An occasional longer …

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Revealing a key protein behind heart disease

In a breakthrough powered by AlphaFold, scientists have mapped the structure of the large protein that gives “bad cholesterol” its form – a discovery that could help transform how researchers …