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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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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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Perceptual Intelligence
The Perceptual Intelligence mission aims to produce machine executable models of human visual intelligence. 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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Intelligence Observatory
The Intelligence Observatory is a human behavioral testing and benchmarking platform. 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
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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
News
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Recent news from the MIT Quest for Intelligence (June 2025)
After final exams are submitted and Commencement crowds have dispersed, MIT takes a collective deep breath, admires the accomplishments of its outstanding community, and begins planning for the academic year ahead. At the Quest for Intelligence, we are looking back and celebrating the remarkable Center for Brains, Minds, and Machines, cheering on our Engineering Team for their hard work building new tools in collaboration with Children Helping Science, and waving goodbye to our incredible UROPs.
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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.
