Individual Giving - MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy

Through grants and charitable giving, foundations and individuals power our research engine- helping us ensure a digital economy with beneficial outcomes for people and our planet.

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Digital technologies, notably generative artificial intelligence, are driving unprecedented change in business, the economy, and society. As the pace of change accelerates, it is imperative that humanity examine the most pressing question of our time: How do we thrive in a period of profound digital transformation? The IDE at MIT’s Sloan School of Management is uniquely and powerfully positioned to answer this question, your support helps us find answers faster.

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Your charitable gift will support one of our research groups:

Generative AI and Decentralization: A leading effort to identify, test, and validate designs and approaches to next generation web technology that will ensure an inclusive and prosperous Internet future.
Human-First AI: Optimizing decision-making between humans and AI. When should we trust machines? Examining the consequences of AI integration and how it affects society.
Misinformation and Fake News: Exploring the roots of people’s attitudes, beliefs and choices, understanding political psychology and polarization, and illuminating why people believe and share misinformation and “fake news.”
Data and Analytics: Examining people’s interactions with and through communications technologies, especially how these technologies mediate, amplify and direct social influence.
AI, Marketplaces, and Labor Markets: Working at the intersection of labor economics, marketplace design, and information systems to understand the implications of online marketplaces and improve efficiency and equity of matching markets.
Technology-Driven Organizations and Digital Culture: Understanding the science behind technological progress. How can digital technologies change the world and increase human prosperity while preserving the health of our global economies?
AI, Quantum, and Beyond Investigating: The computing technologies that underpin innovation—AI, specialized chips, quantum computers and even algorithms themselves— allowing us to predict and manage innovation for the better.
Building a Distributed Economy: Building data and AI ecosystems in which all partners—citizens, companies, and government—are winners.