Study: 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.
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Research: For Women on Boards, Prestige Can Be a Bottleneck
A study of nearly 2,000 FTSE-100 board directors reveals a striking paradox.
Read MoreMaking the case for curiosity-driven science
President Sally Kornbluth spoke in front of a packed crowd about growing challenges to the U.S. research ecosystem as funding for America’s top research universities becomes increasingly strained.
Read MoreA new debiasing technique called WRING avoids creating or amplifying biases that can occur with existing debiasing approaches.
Read MoreThe MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab launches to shape the future of AI and quantum computing
Building on a long-standing MIT–IBM collaboration, the new lab will chart the convergence of AI, algorithms, and quantum computing.
Read MoreEnabling privacy-preserving AI training on everyday devices
A new method could bring more accurate and efficient AI models to high-stakes applications like health care and finance, even in under-resourced settings.
Read MoreA faster way to estimate AI power consumption
The “EnergAIzer” method generates reliable results in seconds, enabling data center operators to efficiently allocate resources and reduce wasted energy.
Read MoreResearch Roundup: A Surprising Benefit of Upskilling, Why Goals Can Backfire, and More
Fresh insights from a wide range of academic studies.
Read MoreTeaching AI models to say “I’m not sure”
A new training method improves the reliability of AI confidence estimates without sacrificing performance, addressing a root cause of hallucination in reasoning models.
Read MoreWhen Apologizing to Customers Hurts More Than It Helps
New research finds that it can quietly damage customer loyalty.
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