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2021 Thinkers50 award nominees include MIT Sloan professors and alumni studying social media, intelligent machines, and digital body language.

Artificial intelligence doesn’t have to trigger a loss of jobs and privacy, writes MIT economist Daron Acemoglu. But only if we modify our approach.

Integrating robots into a manufacturing system is often prohibitively expensive. A new approach could change that.

The “Me, Myself, and AI” podcast examines the creative ways companies use artificial intelligence, like making faster methods for vaccine experiments.

Businesses are poised to see big productivity gains from artificial intelligence. Make sure you’re prepared.

A new research brief from MIT examines what digital innovation means for workers, training, and strategy at U.S. firms.

Researchers explore working with intelligent machines and what happens when culture meets globalization.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talks about artificial intelligence, how technology can democratize expertise, and the perils of remote work in an attention economy.

Some automation displaces workers and lowers wages. A new report argues that taxing the right technologies could help remedy this.

Industrial robots do reduce jobs and wages — especially for workers in the automotive industry and certain parts of the country.