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Impact: Artificial Intelligence

Leveraging technology to make an impact

AI tools have the power to reshape the world on every level, and realizing their full potential requires mobilizing a broad range of disciplines. Determining how technology can best serve, support, and care for society in a hyper-connected world requires global insight. MISTI students combine technical skills acquired on campus with a tenacious desire to comprehend the full implications of innovation to address the challenges and opportunities of the computing age. With students from all five schools tackling projects ranging from researching machine learning algorithms that allow autonomous drones to “think” to employing predictive analytics that optimize robot maintenance, MIT is able to explore new approaches for ethical AI with urgency.

 

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EECS student Alexis Vivar explored Brazil and Machine Learning in factory automation solutions

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Researching autonomous drone machine learning algorithms in Madrid

Decoding Language Barriers

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From hosting a student at your organization to funding an opportunity directly, you can help MISTI make an impact!

MISTI Impact Areas

Funds can be focused on a specific impact area; Artificial Intelligence, Climate and Sustainability, Health, and Social Impact; or cross-impact area.

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Internships

  • A $10,000 gift would create an opportunity for at least one student.
  • A $100,000 gift would create opportunities for at least ten students.
  • A major gift commitment of $500,000 over five years would fund ten students per year for five years.
Give to the MISTI Impact Areas via our Global Experience Fund
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Global Classroom (Faculty-Led Programs)

  • A $50,000 gift would enable us to fund at least 1 program for 10 students.
  • A $250,000 gift would enable us to fund at least 5 faculty-led projects for 50 students.
Give to the MISTI Impact Areas via our Global Experience Fund