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Platform Strategy Summit Trends

At The MIT Platform Strategy Summit on July 13 experts discussed key trends that need to be addressed as platforms are embedded in the global economy.

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The need for a “Circular” economy:

Over 90%

Amount of man-made products burnt, tossed into landfills, or dumped in the ocean.

The Rise of Influencers:

$21.1 billion

The size of influencer marketing today, according to Ansley Williams of Ogilvy.

Rogue AI:

Five to 20 years

When AI will reach human intelligence, according to Yoshua Bengio

Research Groups

Our visionary thought leaders develop solutions that will shape our destiny in a digital world.
Misinformation & Fake News
New Data Analytics
Human-First AI
Building a Distributed Economy
Tech for Good
AI, Marketplaces, and Labor Economics
Web3@MIT
Technologies That Create Prosperity

Featured Publications

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Working Papers
AI Adoption in America: Who, What, and Where

October 2023

Research Papers
The Editor and the Algorithm: Recommendation Technology in Online News

October 2023

Working Papers
Platform Competition and Information Sharing

October 2023

IDE on Medium

Read our blog publication for more about the impact of digital technology on business, the economy, and society.

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