The MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing recently celebrated the completion of its new Vassar Street building. The dedication ceremony was attended by members of the MIT community, distinguished guests, and supporters, reflecting on the transformative gift from Stephen A. Schwarzman that initiated the biggest change to MIT’s institutional structure in over 70 years.…
A group of New England Innovation Academy students have developed a mobile app that highlights deforestation trends in Massachusetts as part of a project for the Day of AI, a curriculum developed by the MIT Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education (RAISE) initiative. The TreeSavers app aims to educate users about the effects of…
First-year students in the Social and Engineering Systems (SES) doctoral program at MIT, Eric Liu and Ashely Peake, are interested in investigating housing inequality issues. They took the opportunity to conduct hands-on research on real-world problems at the MIT Policy Hackathon, an event that invites participants globally to find potential solutions to societal challenges. This…
First-year students in MIT's Social and Engineering Systems (SES) doctoral program, Eric Liu and Ashley Peake, have a unique interest in investigating housing inequality issues. At the MIT Policy Hackathon, they had an opportunity to apply their knowledge and conduct research on these real-world issues. The hackathon, organized by students in the IDSS and TPP,…
First year students, Eric Liu and Ashely Peake, from the Social and Engineering Systems (SES) doctoral program at MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS), are researching housing inequality issues. They used a policy hackathon organized by IDSS as an opportunity for hands-on research. The annual event gathers participants from around the world to…
Eric Liu and Ashely Peake, first-year students in the Social and Engineering Systems (SES) doctoral program within the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS), started their academic journey keen on overcoming housing inequality issues. They had their first hands-on research experience by participating in the MIT Policy Hackathon. Run by students from IDSS…
During the Festival of Learning 2024 at MIT, discussions were held on leveraging generative AI to enhance learning experiences for students both on and off campus. The panelists, comprising MIT faculty, instructors, staff, and students, emphasized that generative AI should be used to enrich, not replace, the educational experience. They highlighted the ongoing experimentation with…
In the MIT Festival of Learning 2024, faculty, students, staff, and alumni explored the role of generative AI in learning and teaching. Some believe that this technology is an essential tool to prepare students for the future of work.
Generative AI can be used to support learning experiences, where the student can take ownership. For…
At the "Generative AI: Shaping the Future" symposium, kickstarting MIT's Generative AI Week, iRobot co-founder and keynote speaker, Rodney Brooks, warned attendees not to overly idealise the potential of this emerging technology. Both OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard are examples of increasingly powerful tools underpinned by generative AI. Brooks emphasised that the unsubstantiated hype around…