An interdisciplinary research group working to understand the economic and technical foundations of progress in computing @MIT_CSAIL & @mit_idefuturetech.mit.edu Cambridge, MassachusettsJoined May 2022
Our Director, Dr. Neil Thompson (@ProfNeilT), was recently quoted in an article by Policy Correspondent at Vox (@voxdotcom), Rachel Cohen Booth (@rcobooth).“Changes in AI capabilities and what they mean for both the ability to augment productivity of human labor and to fully…
We recently hosted Eli Lifland to discuss his work on the AI Futures Project's 'AI 2027' scenario:
"We predict that the impact of superhuman AI over the next decade will be enormous, exceeding that of the Industrial Revolution. We wrote a scenario that represents our best guess…
"Our findings show that quantum computers will outpace classical computers when: 1) there are significantly better quantum algorithms and 2) the size of the problem being solved is sufficiently large. This latter finding is particularly important because nearterm quantum…
Hans, Jayson, and Neil just released a new paper 'Meek Models Shall Inherit the Earth'. This paper argues that current trends and scaling laws suggest that the difference in quality between large/expensive models and small/cheap models will close rapidly over time.
"The past…
In this @TEDTalks event, Neil Thompson (@ProfNeilT) discusses the quantification of the algorithmic efficiency improvements happening in deep learning and how these have reduced the environmental and energy demands of large language models.
youtu.be/naDR7siJMqE?si…
AI-driven job displacement is likely to be significant—but over what timeline?
Beth Stackpole at MIT Sloan Executive Education provides an engaging summary of our paper, “Beyond AI Exposure: Which Tasks Are Cost-Effective to Automate With Computer Vision.”…
Our director, Dr. Neil Thompson (@ProfNeilT), recently had his National Bureau of Economic Research working paper with David Autor (@davidautor) featured in the Financial Times (@FinancialTimes).
Access the article here: on.ft.com/4lxAXS4
Read the working paper here:…
A new paper from David Autor (@davidautor), in collaboration with Neil Thompson (@ProfNeilT), makes an important contribution to explaining how AI is likely to impact labor markets.
Based on a rigorous model, confirmed with an analysis of 40 years of data, they provide a nuanced…
We are proud to announce the launch of a joint research project with the Carnegie Mellon University Block Center for Technology and Society and several other institutions, supported by a $1.6 million dollar grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
In collaboration with…
Peter Slattery (@PeterSlattery1) recently coauthored this paper: "We directly compare the persuasion capabilities of a frontier large language model (LLM; Claude Sonnet 3.5) against incentivized human persuaders in an interactive, real-time conversational quiz setting.
In this…
Our work was cited six time in the 2025 International AI Safety Report: A report on the state of advanced AI capabilities and risks – written by 100 AI experts including representatives nominated by 33 countries and intergovernmental organizations.
gov.uk/government/pub…
Neil Thompson (@ProfNeilT) recently spoke at the Top1000funds.com Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Harvard University:
“The exploration of AI applications will be a “gradual expansion”, and there are two areas when the competition between companies will be particularly…
We recently hosted Robert Mahari (@RobertMahari) to discuss his work on the computational transformation of legal theory and practice.
Abstract: This thesis proposes the formalization of computational law as a research discipline, focusing on three key themes: (1) understanding…
At a recent lab meeting, Zachary Arnold outlined the excellent free resources which the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (@CSETGeorgetown) provides through its Emerging Technology Observatory.
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The MIT AI Risk Repository (@MITAIRisk) recently released their April 2025 update which added 9 new frameworks, ~600 new risks, and one new subdomain (multi-agent risks) to their database.
The full list of new frameworks is below:
1- International Scientific Report on the…
Peter Slattery (@PeterSlattery1) recently spoke about his work on the MIT AI Risk Repository (@MITAIRisk) on a panel about the future of AI at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (@SECGov) in Washington, DC.
See agenda here: sec.gov/newsroom/press…
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