Research
Recent research from MIT Sloan experts.
Large language models can help professionals identify customer needs
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A study found that trained LLMs can identify what customers want as well as expert market reach analysts, who are freed up to apply their expertise to high-leverage tasks.
Flexible data centers can reduce costs — if not emissions
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Data centers that shift workload to different times of day save money, but the environmental impact depends on the local grid.
How to boost your organization’s AI maturity level
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New research highlights four areas leaders must address as they embed AI across their business.
Generative AI isn’t culturally neutral, research finds
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When presented with the same prompt in different languages, generative AI provides culturally distinct responses.
4 ways to use AI to improve lives, from MIT researchers
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Artificial intelligence can tackle complex and important challenges, from creating fairer organ transplant policies to addressing asylum system backlogs.
New MIT report captures state of quantum computing
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The “Quantum Index Report” is a comprehensive assessment of the technology and the global landscape, from patents to the quantum workforce.
A new look at how automation changes the value of labor
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Automation replaces experts in some occupations while augmenting expertise in others, according to a new MIT study.
What happens when employers use AI to write job posts
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Employers that used AI tools to write job posts saved time and advertised for more positions — but it didn’t lead to more job matches, researchers found.
How generative AI can make accountants more productive
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A new study finds that working with artificial intelligence boosted efficiency and reporting quality. But human expertise still matters.
Generative AI results depend on user prompts as much as models
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Only half of performance gains seen after using a more advanced AI model come from the model itself. The other half come from how users adapted their prompts.