School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences
School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences

School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences

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The sweet taste of a new idea

Sendhil Mullainathan brings a lifetime of unique perspectives to research in behavioral economics and machine learning.

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MIT Department of Economics to launch James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work

With support from the Stone Foundation, the center will advance cutting-edge research and inform policy.

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Bridging philosophy and AI to explore computing ethics

In a new MIT course co-taught by EECS and philosophy professors, students tackle moral dilemmas of the digital age.

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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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Introducing the MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium

The consortium will bring researchers and industry together to focus on impact.

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Making the art world more accessible

The startup NALA, which began as an MIT class project, directly matches art buyers with artists.

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MIT welcomes Frida Polli as its next visiting innovation scholar

The neuroscientist turned entrepreneur will be hosted by the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and focus on advancing the intersection of behavioral science and AI across MIT.

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MIT affiliates named 2024 Schmidt Futures AI2050 Fellows

Five MIT faculty members and two additional alumni are honored with fellowships to advance research on beneficial AI.

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What do we know about the economics of AI?

Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu has long studied technology-driven growth. Here’s how he’s thinking about AI’s effect on the economy.

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Four from MIT named 2025 Rhodes Scholars

Yiming Chen ’24, Wilhem Hector, Anushka Nair, and David Oluigbo will start postgraduate studies at Oxford next fall.