Computer science and technology - MIT News
6 days ago · The philosophical puzzle of rational artificial intelligence As AI technology advances, a new interdisciplinary course seeks to equip students with foundational critical thinking skills in computing. …
Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the ...
Jun 8, 2023 · MIT Schwarzman College of Computing's inaugural Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) Symposium convened experts from multiple disciplines to …
Twenty-five ways in which MIT has transformed computing
Feb 25, 2019 · In celebration of the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing, 25 ways in which MIT has spearheaded key technology innovations, from digital circuits to ingestible robots.
Quantum computing | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jan 15, 2026 · The “godfather of Bose-Einstein condensation” and MIT faculty member for 37 years led research into atomic, molecular, and optical physics that led to GPS and quantum computing.
Exploring the impacts of technology on everyday citizens
Apr 9, 2025 · MIT Associate Professor Dwai Banerjee studies the impact of technology on society, ranging from cancer treatment to the global spread of computing.
Fostering ethical thinking in computing - MIT News
Mar 2, 2021 · A new case studies series from the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing within the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing examines social, ethical, and policy challenges of …
Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact - MIT News
Jan 17, 2025 · The increasing number of generative AI applications has also spurred demand for high-performance computing hardware, adding indirect environmental impacts from its manufacture and …
Efficient cooling method could enable chip-based trapped-ion …
Jan 15, 2026 · Researchers demonstrated a new method of cooling trapped ions using chip-based systems, which could enable more stable and scalable quantum computers and quantum sensors.
MIT engineers design structures that compute with heat
Jan 29, 2026 · MIT researchers have designed silicon structures that can perform calculations in an electronic device using excess heat instead of electricity. These tiny structures could someday …
Bridging philosophy and AI to explore computing ethics
Feb 11, 2025 · Class 6.C40/24.C40 (Ethics of Computing) is an MIT course that lets students tackle moral dilemmas of the digital age. It is co-taught by professors of philosophy and of computer science.