Large language models don’t behave like people, even though we may expect them to
A new study shows someone’s beliefs about an LLM play a significant role in the model’s performance and are important for how it is deployed.
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A creation story told through immersive technology
Multimedia artist Jackson 2bears reimagines the Haudenosaunee longhouse and creation story.
A data-driven approach to making better choices
In the new economics course 14.163 (Algorithms and Behavioral Science), students investigate the deployment of machine-learning tools and their potential to understand people, reduce bias, and improve society.
School of Engineering welcomes new faculty
Fifteen new faculty members join six of the school’s academic departments.
President Sally Kornbluth and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discuss the future of AI
The conversation in Kresge Auditorium touched on the promise and perils of the rapidly evolving technology.
MIT faculty, instructors, students experiment with generative AI in teaching and learning
At MIT’s Festival of Learning 2024, panelists stressed the importance of developing critical thinking skills while leveraging technologies like generative AI.
A crossroads for computing at MIT
The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing building will form a new cluster of connectivity across a spectrum of disciplines in computing and artificial intelligence.
Most work is new work, long-term study of U.S. census data shows
The majority of U.S. jobs are in occupations that have emerged since 1940, MIT research finds — telling us much about the ways jobs are created and lost.
Does technology help or hurt employment?
Combing through 35,000 job categories in U.S. census data, economists found a new way to quantify technology’s effects on job loss and creation.
Second round of seed grants awarded to MIT scholars studying the impact and applications of generative AI
The 16 finalists — representing every school at MIT — will explore generative AI’s impact on privacy, art, drug discovery, aging, and more.