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Missions + Platforms
To understand intelligence, the Quest fosters and funds research Missions, which are supported by Platforms.
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Intelligence Observatory
The Intelligence Observatory is a human behavioral testing and benchmarking platform. Read More
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Perceptual Intelligence
The Perceptual Intelligence mission aims to produce machine executable models of human visual intelligence. Read More
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Embodied Intelligence
The Embodied Intelligence mission addresses how we perceive the world around us and integrate this information to plan and complete tasks. Read More
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The Development of Intelligent Minds
This mission aims to understand how children grasp new concepts and build upon layers of concepts to reach an understanding of the world. Read More
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Scaling Inference
The Scaling Inference team pursues an alternate scaling route for AI systems and for NI models, based on inference in probabilistic programs. Read More
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Brain-Score
The Brain-Score platform aims to yield accurate, machine-executable computational models of how the brain gives rise to the mind. Read More
News
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Quest UROPs 2024-2025
This year's UROPs performed research with the Language and Embodied Intelligence Missions as well as the Brain-Score platform.
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Recent news from the MIT Quest for Intelligence
In spring, the green grass and blue skies bring new energy to all our endeavors — and at the Quest, the past few months have seen remarkable activity in all our Missions and Platforms.
We’re excited to share a few updates with you — and we hope to engage in person, whether in Cambridge or elsewhere. -
Intelligence Observatory
The Intelligence Observatory will build modern, scalable frameworks to plan, execute, and disseminate large, high-precision surveys of natural cognition in varied environments — both virtual and physical.
