Home People Martin Rinard People FacultyFaculty AI+DFaculty CSFaculty EEFaculty EmeritusLecturers Leadership Staff Instructors Professor of CS and Engineering, [CS and AI+D] rinard@csail.mit.edu (617) 258-6922 Office: 32-G744 Website Research Areas Programming Languages and Software Engineering Latest News More News August 15, 2024 LLMs develop their own understanding of reality as their language abilities improve In controlled experiments, MIT CSAIL researchers discover simulations of reality developing deep within LLMs, indicating an understanding of language beyond simple mimicry. July 11, 2024 MIT researchers introduce generative AI for databases This new tool offers an easier way for people to analyze complex tabular data. January 22, 2024 New hope for early pancreatic cancer intervention via AI-based risk prediction MIT CSAIL researchers develop advanced machine-learning models that outperform current methods in detecting pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. November 21, 2022 A Satisfying Solve Ending a 44-year drought, the MIT competitive programming team came in on top in Dhaka, Bangladesh.