AI needs to be more ‘pro-worker.’ These 5 policies can help
How generative artificial intelligence will impact the future of work and the trajectory of inequality will depend on how it is implemented, argue authors including IDSS core faculty Daron Acemoglu.
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The Internet Could Be So Good. Really.
Today’s social platforms are designed for spectacle and entertainment—but it’s not too late to build a platform that improves society-writes IDSS affiliate Deb Roy.
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Who will benefit from AI?
In a campus talk moderated by IDSS Associate Director Fotini Christia, Daron Acemoglu offers vision of “machine usefulness,” rather than autonomous “intelligence,” to help workers and spread prosperity.
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A more effective experimental design for engineering a cell into a new state
By focusing on causal relationships in genome regulation, a new AI method from researchers including IDSS core faculty Caroline Uhler could help scientists identify new immunotherapy techniques or regenerative therapies.
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Learning how to learn
In his new book 'Model Thinking for Everyday Life,' Dick Larson draws on a lifelong commitment to STEM education at MIT to offer accessible advice on solving everyday problems and making smarter decisions.
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MIT welcomes nine MLK Visiting Professors and Scholars for 2023-24
Tawanna Dillahunt from the University of Michigan will be jointly hosted by IDSS and Urban Studies and Planning, with research that focuses on equitable and inclusive computing.
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PROTECTING SATELLITES IN LOW EARTH ORBIT: AN OVERVIEW OF HAZARDS AND POLICY SOLUTIONS
TPP student Dansil Green contributed to this article in the August issue of MIT Science Policy Review which describes the potential dangers to satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) beyond commonly referenced orbital debris and satellite collisions.
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Computing at MIT: A Q&A with Professor Asu Ozdaglar SM ’98, PhD ’03
The EECS department head, IDSS core faculty member, and deputy dean of academics in the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing describes how new computing technologies are shaping the Institute and the world.
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EVALUATING A MANHATTAN PROJECT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
The Manhattan Project mobilized the U.S. government to provide the funding, resources, and political backing needed to solve a complex problem in a short amount of time. TPPers Nirmal Bhatt and Peter Heller assess whether the Manhattan Project framework should be deployed to tackle the challenge of climate change.
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Improving U.S. air quality, equitably
A new study by IDSS Interim Director Noelle Selin, TPP alum Paul Picciano, and SES alum Minghao Qiu finds that climate policy alone cannot meaningfully reduce racial/economic disparities in air pollution exposure.
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