“The atmosphere at MIT is really what allowed me to explore other fields of science, which has been key to the advances I’ve been able to make,” Moungi Bawendi said yesterday after winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. “It’s a unique place, and it’s wonderful to be part of it.”
“It’s a cauldron of innovation at all levels of science,” Moungi Bawendi, a member of the MIT faculty since 1990, said of the Institute on Wednesday. Bawendi made the remarks at a press conference after winning the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
A new finger-shaped sensor allows robots to operate with greater dexterity, researchers say. This long, curved touch sensor could enable a robot to perform multiple types of grasps and manipulation tasks, beyond just pinching.
AI is often seen as replacing human work. But in a recent talk, Daron Acemoglu described a future in which AI augments jobs, boosting productivity and prosperity. “There are transformative and very consequential choices ahead of us,” he said.
Our prior beliefs about an AI agent, like a chatbot, affect our interactions with that agent and our perceptions of its trustworthiness. “How we talk about AI systems will ultimately have a big effect on how people respond to them,” Pattie Maes says.
Via @mit.health on Instagram: “MIT President Sally Kornbluth started the week off right by getting a flu vaccination. Thanks for setting a great example, Dr. Kornbluth!”
Postdoc Ubadah Sabbagh’s journey from Syria to MIT has been marked by determination, courage, and curiosity. “For me, a scientist is a person who is not only in the lab but also has a unique perspective to contribute to society,” he says.