The conversation around artificial intelligence and automation seems dominated by either doomsayers who fear robots will supplant all humans in the workforce, or optimists who think there's nothing new under the sun. But ...
Robotics
Jun 26, 2018
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When faced with a question, the impulse is to spit out an answer. But asking more and better questions can sometimes get you further.
Social Sciences
Jun 12, 2018
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How confident are you that your software will perform the way it is meant to in the moment of truth? How sure are you that a system going down somewhere else in your industry won't take yours out, too, or vice versa?
Software
Jun 6, 2018
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"Superminds" aren't new. But with the support of computers they can do a lot more. An MIT Sloan expert on collective intelligence says that's a good thing.
Other
May 16, 2018
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Paul Daugherty, chief technology and innovation officer at Accenture, sees three myths surrounding artificial intelligence: Robots are coming for us, machines will take our jobs, and current approaches to business processes ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
May 15, 2018
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Say the word drone, and you're likely to conjure up images of the latest military technology, the newest e-commerce delivery device, or something you snap a GoPro camera onto for aerial shots of the Grand Canyon.
Engineering
Apr 30, 2018
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Forget what you've heard about 22-year-old wunderkinds, sitting in the corner offices of their wildly popular Silicon Valley startups—if you want to find the most successful entrepreneurs, you have to go back a few decades.
Economics & Business
Apr 23, 2018
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In 2008, early in the financial crisis that caused the U.S. housing market to collapse, the federal government distributed more than $100 billion to roughly 130 million eligible taxpayers through the Economic Stimulus Act. ...
Economics & Business
Feb 2, 2018
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For the next 12 years, MIT Sloan associate professor Tavneet Suri will be part of a team collaborating with the nonprofit Give Directly to study the effects of implementing a universal basic income in Kenya.
Economics & Business
Jan 31, 2018
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For years, academics have debated if relaxing labor and environmental standards attracts or repels international business. Now a new study finds that manufacturers that adhere to basic labor and environmental standards saw ...
Business
Jan 29, 2018
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