As the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences marks 75 years, Dean Agustín Rayo reflects on how AI is reshaping higher education and why SHASS disciplines continue to be central to MIT’s mission.
As the NC Ethics of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow, Michal Masny is advancing dialogue, teaching, and research into the social and ethical dimensions of new computing technologies.
MIT researchers developed a testing framework that pinpoints situations where AI decision-support systems are not treating people and communities fairly.
Research from the MIT Center for Constructive Communication finds leading AI models perform worse for users with lower English proficiency, less formal education, and non-US origins.
The context of long-term conversations can cause an LLM to begin mirroring the user’s viewpoints, possibly reducing accuracy or creating a virtual echo-chamber.
He joins Nikos Trichakis in guiding the cross-cutting initiative of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.
New research demonstrates how AI models can be tested to ensure they don’t cause harm by revealing anonymized patient health data.
The MIT Ethics of Computing Research Symposium showcases projects at the intersection of technology, ethics, and social responsibility.
A new book from Professor Munther Dahleh details the creation of a unique kind of transdisciplinary center, uniting many specialties through a common need for data science.
The winning essay of the Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize puts health care disparities at the forefront.
