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For years, Suzanne Berger has been a leading advocate for U.S. industry. Now she’s co-directing MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing, a platform to help the country make more goods.

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The image shows a person in front of a cityscape background with the MIT Sloan Alumni logo. A quote reads: "Many businesses I think are getting into this world where they say, 'I want to fully automate,' and then they realize that it's just too expensive to do that." This is attributed to Neil Thompson, Principal Research Scientist, MIT CSAIL. The Twitter handle @MITSloanAlumni is visible.

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MIT researchers David Autor and Neil Thompson joined the CSAIL Alliances podcast to talk about why AI’s impact on jobs hinges less on automation and more on how well the technology is designed to work with humans.

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MIT delta v, the flagship accelerator for student founders, is revamped and ready to help launch the next generation of companies and founders who want to change the world.

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Jarrett Heflin, SM ’26, has built two companies—one without AI, and the other with AI. For the latter, he used the MIT Entrepreneurship JetPack, an AI tool developed by the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.

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What are your photographs worth to you? Andre Toro, MBA ’11, knows they can be priceless—which is why she helps people create lasting memories as a portrait photographer.

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Agentic AI is a promising approach for analyzing health data to improve patient outcomes, but new research shows a gap between where organizations focus their attention and where success is determined.

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Haihao Lu, PhD ’19, the Cecil and Ida Green Career Development Assistant Professor at MIT Sloan, is one of 126 early-career researchers honored with 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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MIT experts suggest three ways to overcome the productivity paradox that is dragging down U.S. manufacturing.

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This image features a person in front of a backdrop with abstract architectural designs and patterns. A quote on the left side reads: "The fundamental economic promise of AI agents is that they can dramatically reduce transaction costs—the time and effort involved in searching, communicating, and contracting." Below the quote, it says "Peyman Shahidi, PhD Candidate." The bottom of the image displays the MIT Sloan Alumni logo and the text "@MITSloanAlumni.

Previously, large language models and generative artificial intelligence were barely on the public radar.

Today, attention has shifted to the next evolution of generative AI: AI agents or agentic AI.

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Research from the MIT Center for Constructive Communication finds leading AI models perform worse for users with lower English proficiency, less formal education, and non-U.S. origins.

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In a recent column for Financial Times, former MIT Sloan faculty member Erik Brynjolfsson, PhD ’91, indicated that U.S. businesses are finally beginning to reap some of AI’s benefits.

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Maria Yang, SB ’91, the William E. Leonhard (1940) Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been appointed vice provost for faculty at MIT.

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John Hart is head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and faculty co-director of the Initiative for New Manufacturing.

Stagnant productivity, a tightening workforce, and rising global competition are reprioritizing manufacturing in the U.S. Four trends will determine what kind of production model will be competitive.

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A split image features two individuals. The top section has a person with curly hair wearing a dark shirt, alongside a quote about generative AI. The bottom section shows a person with glasses and long hair, wearing a light purple sweater. Text identifies them as Aruna Ranganathan, SM '13, PhD '14, and Xingqi Maggie Ye. The image includes the MIT Sloan Alumni logo and social media handle.

UC Berkeley’s Aruna Ranganathan, SM ‘13, PhD ‘14, and her co-author, Xingqi Maggie Ye, recently published their article, “AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It,” in the Harvard Business Review.

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Speaking at the launch of the MIT Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work, MIT economist Daron Acemoglu said that the possibility of pro-worker AI exists in a variety of industries.

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Using data from the Van Gogh Museum, MIT Sloan Assistant Professor Ali Aouad, PhD ’17, analyzed visitor pathways to elucidate how physical and digital spaces are associated with differences in engagement.

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MIT plays a key role in maintaining U.S. competitiveness, technological leadership, and national defense.

This can be traced back to 1953.

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Moltbook, a social media platform built exclusively for AI agents, is making headlines.

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The image features promotional text for MIT Sloan Alumni. It reads: "Smart. Open. Grounded. Inventive." There is a website link, "mitsloanalumni.mit.edu," which invites users to read more alumni stories. The top right corner has an icon resembling a classical building.

At the recent MIT Sloan CFO Summit, executives and faculty detailed how the use of AI, whether in forecasting and budgeting or the automation of repetitive tasks, helps to focus on more meaningful, strategic work.

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Times Higher Education ranks MIT No. 1 in business and economics.

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To help Olympic figure skaters, Jerry Lu, MFin ’24, developed an optical tracking system called OOFSkate that uses AI to analyze performance videos and make recommendations.

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Founded by Lavi Erisson, SFMBA ’19, and two other MIT alumni, Gensaic uses AI-guided protein design to deliver RNA and other therapeutic molecules to specific cells or areas of the body.

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Poets&Quants introduces members of MIT Sloan's MBA Class of 2027.

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Yes, there's still snow on campus.

Yes, it's still cold.

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AI systems built or run with limited resources could soon perform on par with leading larger models while costing much less, according to new research. This could upend how companies build and use AI.

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Health tech founder and MBA candidate Daniela Campillo Valencia was struggling to narrow her market focus. An AI tool trained on MIT Sloan’s Disciplined Entrepreneurship framework helped her select a market segment.

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With 2026 shaping up to be another consequential year for AI, some MIT faculty members and researchers recently shared what they’re paying attention to when it comes to AI and work.

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