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AI chatbot ChatGPT mirrors its users to appear intelligent

AI chatbot ChatGPT mirrors its users to appear intelligent

In new paper published in the MIT Press journal Neural Computation, neuroscientist Terrence Sejnowski explores how artificial intelligence language models, like the popular ChatGPT chatbot, can further our understanding of the human brain.

How does your brain work?

How does your brain work?

In How Your Brain Works, authors Greg Gage and Tim Marzullo uncover the hidden electrical world inside your nervous system using DIY, hands-on experiments, for all ages.

Happy Pi Day

Happy Pi Day

Celebrating the unlikely intersection of food and mathematics.

MIT Press launches crowdfunding effort

MIT Press launches crowdfunding effort

This month, in conjunction with MIT’s 24-Hour Challenge on 3.14/Pi Day, the MIT Press is launching our Public Understanding of Science initiative.