The effects of an “algorithmic monoculture” depend on the details
In a study focusing on hiring decisions, MIT researchers found the use of a single algorithm by many firms could benefit job seekers in certain situations.
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Business and management
Q&A: Rethinking how innovation happens
In his latest book, Professor Eugene Fitzgerald examines the forces that turn breakthroughs into value — and why innovation resists simple formulas.
Read MoreQ&A: Rethinking how innovation happens
In his latest book, Professor Eugene Fitzgerald examines the forces that turn breakthroughs into value — and why innovation resists simple formulas.
Read MoreHelping AI models to meet the real world
Through research and entrepreneurship, Professor Devavrat Shah is helping to design methods that can handle constant decision-making using limited computational resources.
Read MoreHow MIT students are helping to prevent cyberattacks
Students from the MIT Cybersecurity Clinic help local governments and other vulnerable organizations defend against digital threats.
Read MoreStudy: Firms often use automation to control certain workers’ wages
MIT economists found US companies tend to target employees earning a “wage premium,” which increases inequality but not necessarily productivity.
Read MoreOn algorithms, life, and learning
Operations research expert Dimitris Bertsimas delivered the annual Killian Lecture, providing a look at the past and future of his work.
Read MoreCreating AI that matters
How the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab is shaping AI-sociotechnical systems for the future.
Read MoreMartin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship welcomes Ana Bakshi as new executive director
Bakshi will help shape and scale entrepreneurship education and platform at MIT.
Read MoreImproving the workplace of the future
Economics doctoral student Whitney Zhang investigates how technologies and organizational decisions shape labor markets.
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