Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront

The inaugural SERC Symposium convened experts from multiple disciplines to explore the challenges and opportunities that arise with the broad applicability of computing in many aspects of society.

Terri Park | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • mit
June 8, 2023 ~12 min

Exploring new methods for increasing safety and reliability of autonomous vehicles

A new study finds human supervisors have the potential to reduce barriers to deploying autonomous vehicles.

Madeleine Turner | MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems • mit
May 23, 2023 ~8 min


Study: AI models fail to reproduce human judgements about rule violations

Models trained using common data-collection techniques judge rule violations more harshly than humans would, researchers report.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
May 10, 2023 ~8 min

A design tool to democratize the art of color-changing mosaics

Computational tool from MIT CSAIL enables color-changing cellulose-based designs for data visualization, education, fashion, and more.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
March 23, 2023 ~5 min

Minimizing electric vehicles’ impact on the grid

Careful planning of charging station placement could lessen or eliminate the need for new power plants, a new study shows.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
March 15, 2023 ~8 min

Creating a versatile vaccine to take on Covid-19 in its many guises

Aided by machine learning, scientists are working to develop a vaccine that would be effective against all SARS-Cov-2 strains.

Steve Nadis | MIT CSAIL • mit
March 9, 2023 ~9 min

On social media platforms, more sharing means less caring about accuracy

An MIT-led study reveals a core tension between the impulse to share news and to think about whether it is true.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
March 3, 2023 ~7 min

Report: CHIPS Act just the first step in addressing threats to US leadership in advanced computing

The Advanced Computing Users Survey, sampling sentiments from 120 top-tier universities, national labs, federal agencies, and private firms, finds the decline in America’s advanced computing lead spans many areas.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Feb. 28, 2023 ~10 min


A new educational program for scientists working on substance use disorder

MIT Open Learning team awarded NIH grant to provide training in biomedical product development, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

MIT Open Learning • mit
Feb. 8, 2023 ~7 min

Automating the math for decision-making under uncertainty

A new tool brings the benefits of AI programming to a much broader class of problems.

Rachel Paiste | Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences | MIT CSAIL • mit
Feb. 6, 2023 ~5 min

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