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Sara Brown
News Writer
Sara writes about management issues affecting global business leaders, with an emphasis on management science. Areas of interest include artificial intelligence, the digital economy, marketing, operations management, platforms, system dynamics, and supply chain.
Prior to MIT Sloan, Sara was a reporter and editor at the Vineyard Gazette on Martha's Vineyard. She has written for The Boston Globe and Martha's Vineyard Magazine, among other publications. She has a master's degree in journalism from Boston University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Washington.
Articles by Sara Brown
Machine learning and generative AI in 2025
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While generative AI is widely accessible and useful, businesses need to know when to use other AI tools, like traditional machine learning.
This Fintech Sandbox co-founder champions free data for startups
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Sarah Biller builds tech organizations ready for a “permissionless, frictionless, contactless” financial services sector.
Nobel winners propose fixes for democracy’s ’tough stretch’
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MIT economists Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson say good jobs and the equitable deployment of technology can help restore people’s faith in democratic institutions.
Insights from MIT’s newest Nobel laureates on AI, labor, and more
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Institute professor Daron Acemoglu and MIT Sloan professor Simon Johnson have examined economic growth, digital advertising, and the Russian oil cap.
Generative AI enables companies to execute with speed
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MIT Sloan student teams advise Pfizer, Comcast, and others on using data and generative AI to bring products to market and communicate with customers quickly.
5 insights into the digital economy from MIT researchers
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Research about quantum computing, companies run by “geeks,” and how artificial intelligence will affect workers.
2 from MIT Sloan named as Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors
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Jacquelyn Pless and Rahul Bhui study what drives innovation for social good and how people make decisions.
Accelerated research about generative AI
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Emerging insights suggest road maps, policy recommendations, and calls for action regarding generative artificial intelligence.
3 approaches to ecosystem governance
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By assessing and applying the right type of governance, ecosystem participants can address shared challenges and grow ecosystem value.
How generative AI is changing entrepreneurship
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Wharton’s Ethan Mollick and MIT Sloan’s Bill Aulet discuss the ways generative artificial intelligence is remaking the competitive landscape of entrepreneurship.