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At the recent Business Implications of Generative AI (BIG.AI@MIT) conference, some of the best thought leaders from academia, finance and industry grappled with the technology’s major dilemma: How to quickly embrace and adopt AI while protecting society from its harms. The inaugural event, held November 15 on the MIT campus, co-hosted by MIT IDE, Thinkers50 […]
Culminating a semester of hard work, 2024 A-Lab students, faculty, mentors, and industry leaders came together to share their results–and name a winner– last week. The student team with the best data-based solution to a host organization’s problem had their names etched on the iconic A-Lab trophy, securing a spot in MIT’s research history. […]
In this Q&A, two MIT researchers argue that philosophical concepts are “the pragmatic underpinning of optimal AI.” As AI’s capabilities grow, defining and designing the frameworks guiding their development and behavior becomes an even greater human imperative. What should we teach AI to do? How should it be trained to act and respond? What values should […]
At the MIT conference Generative AI’s ability to boost productivity, cut costs and spark new ventures was explored. But scaling and serious societal risks keeping implementations in check are also top-of-mind. By Peter Krass Judging from the recent BIG.AI@MIT conference, AI is at a crossroads. On the one hand, AI progress is undeniable. One […]
This newly released book by IDE Fellow Thomas Davenport and AI entrepreneur, Ian Barkin, dives into a future of work where technology empowers everyone to be a creator and builder. All Hands on Tech: The Citizen Revolution in Business Technology, offers a comprehensive look into the role of citizen developers—business domain experts who are driving […]