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.
“The dance between autonomy and affinity creates morality”
Philosophy doctoral student Abe Mathew is both studying philosophy and questioning some of its deeply-held ideas.
MIT SHASS announces appointment of new heads for 2024-25
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences appoints new heads across multiple academic units.
Empowering future innovators through a social impact lens
The IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge helps students hone their entrepreneurship skills to create viable ventures for public good.
Researchers study differences in attitudes toward Covid-19 vaccines between women and men in Africa
While women and men self-reported similar vaccination rates, unvaccinated women had less intention to get vaccinated than men.
Investigating the past to see technology’s future
During a recent history of technology symposium at MIT, participants shared exciting ideas about the future of their field.
Pioneering the future of materials extraction
MIT spinout SiTration looks to disrupt industries with a revolutionary process for recovering and extracting critical materials.
The rules of the game
Rising superpowers like China are “cautious opportunists” in global institutions, and the U.S. should avoid overreaction, PhD student Raymond Wang argues.
Faces of MIT: Anthony Hallee-Farrell '13
The senior program and technical associate for the Community Services Office has been a supporter of the MIT community since he arrived on campus as a student.
Fotini Christia named director of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
Known for building connections between the social sciences, data science, and computation, the political science professor will lead IDSS into its next chapter.
Owen Coté, military technology expert and longtime associate director of the Security Studies Program, dies at 63
An influential national expert on undersea warfare, Coté is remembered as "the heart and soul of SSP."
David Autor named the inaugural Daniel (1972) and Gail Rubinfeld Professor in Economics
The new professorship will enable continued economics scholarship and help the chairholder train and support future economists.
A creation story told through immersive technology
Multimedia artist Jackson 2bears reimagines the Haudenosaunee longhouse and creation story.
Bob Prior: A deep legacy of cultivating books at the MIT Press
After 36 years and hundreds of titles, the executive editor reflects on his career as a “champion of rigorous and brilliant scholarship.”