International development
International development

International development

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) Artificial Intelligence Economics Funding Global International development Poverty Research School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences Technology and policy

New J-PAL research and policy initiative to test and scale AI innovations to fight poverty

Project AI Evidence will connect governments, tech companies, and nonprofits with world-class economists at MIT and across J-PAL’s global network to evaluate and improve AI solutions.

Artificial Intelligence D-Lab Economics Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Ethics International development MISTI MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Profile Safety School of Architecture and Planning School of Engineering School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences Students Technology and policy Undergraduate Urban studies and planning

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.

Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) Africa Artificial Intelligence Classes and programs Collaboration Computer science and technology Data Digital technology Education, teaching, academics Global Human-computer interaction International development International initiatives Internet K-12 education Labor and jobs Learning machine learning MITx Office of Open Learning Online learning Programming Robotics Software STEM education Technology and society

“We offer another place for knowledge”

After acquiring data science and AI skills from MIT, Jospin Hassan shared them with his community in the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi and built pathways for talented learners.