Technology and society
Technology and society

Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront

The inaugural SERC Symposium convened experts from multiple disciplines to explore the challenges and opportunities that arise with the broad applicability of computing in many aspects of society.

An AI challenge only humans can solve

In their new book, “Power and Progress,” Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson ask whether the benefits of AI will be shared widely or feed inequality.

Joining the battle against health care bias

Leo Anthony Celi invites industry to broaden its focus in gathering and analyzing clinical data for every population.

3 Questions: Jacob Andreas on large language models

The CSAIL scientist describes natural language processing research through state-of-the-art machine-learning models and investigation of how language can enhance other types of artificial intelligence.

Study: AI models fail to reproduce human judgements about rule violations

Models trained using common data-collection techniques judge rule violations more harshly than humans would, researchers report.

MIT CSAIL researchers discuss frontiers of generative AI

Experts convene to peek under the hood of AI-generated code, language, and images as well as its capabilities, limitations, and future impact.

MIT professor to Congress: “We are at an inflection point” with AI

Aleksander Mądry urges lawmakers to ask rigorous questions about how AI tools are being used by corporations.

Matthew Kearney: Bringing AI and philosophy into dialogue

The computer science and philosophy double-major aims to advance the field of AI ethics.

Creating a versatile vaccine to take on Covid-19 in its many guises

Aided by machine learning, scientists are working to develop a vaccine that would be effective against all SARS-CoV-2 strains.

3 Questions: Leo Anthony Celi on ChatGPT and medicine

The chatbot’s success on the medical licensing exam shows that the test — and medical education — are flawed, Celi says.