Research Group Leaders
MIT Faculty lead each of the Research Groups at the IDE. Their innovative thinking and analytical methods result in cutting edge insights about the effects of technology on our world today and tomorrow. These academic trailblazers are transforming both our understanding of the world and our ability to change the world.
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Principal Investigators
Research Group Leaders
Sinan Aral
Director and Generative AI and Decentralization Research Group Lead
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Dean Eckles
Data and Analytics Research Group Lead
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Renée Richardson Gosline
Human-First AI Research Group Lead
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John Horton
AI, Marketplaces, and Labor Markets Research Group Lead
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Andrew McAfee
Co-Director & Technology-Driven Organizations and Digital Culture Research Group Lead
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Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland
Building a Distributed Economy Research Group Lead
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Research Team
David Rand
Misinformation & Fake News Research Group Lead
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Neil Thompson
Artificial Intelligence, Quantum and Beyond Research Group Lead
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