<span class="vcard">Benjamin Daniel | School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences</span>
Benjamin Daniel | School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
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Helping K-12 schools navigate the complex world of AI

MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab, led by Associate Professor Justin Reich, is working to help educators by listening to and sharing their stories.

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Improving the workplace of the future

Economics doctoral student Whitney Zhang investigates how technologies and organizational decisions shape labor markets.

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Changing the conversation in health care

The Language/AI Incubator, an MIT Human Insight Collaborative project, is investigating how AI can improve communications among patients and practitioners.

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Exploring data and its influence on political behavior

In MIT’s course 17.831 (Data and Politics), students are introduced to the power of analysis, visualization, and research-supported insight into political outcomes.

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Aligning AI with human values

“We need to both ensure humans reap AI’s benefits and that we don’t lose control of the technology,” says senior Audrey Lorvo.

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MIT launches new Music Technology and Computation Graduate Program

The program will invite students to investigate new vistas at the intersection of music, computing, and technology.

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A data-driven approach to making better choices

In the new economics course 14.163 (Algorithms and Behavioral Science), students investigate the deployment of machine-learning tools and their potential to understand people, reduce bias, and improve society.

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Institute Professor Daron Acemoglu Wins A.SK Social Science Award

The award honors research on public policy with a focus on economic and governmental reforms.