Democratizing education: Bringing MIT excellence to the masses
The MicroMasters Program in Statistics and Data Science, with over 1,000 credential holders, brings MIT excellence to learners around the world.
The MicroMasters Program in Statistics and Data Science, with over 1,000 credential holders, brings MIT excellence to learners around the world.
Learners from UTEC Uruguay, an IDSS Strategic Partner in Education, visited the MIT campus in the fall to celebrate completing the MicroMasters Program in Statistics and Data Science.
Evolution can drive prejudices, IDSS core faculty and MIT Sloan economist Andrew Lo finds. To nurture group wisdom, biases in data sets must be documented and understood.Â
"The interactions between humans and algorithms create exciting new challenges," says SES alum Yi 'Alicia' Sun, whose research explores how to design machine learning algorithms that are reliable and aligned with societal values.