Sloan Lecturer Michael Schrage speaks with Fortune reporter Sheryl Estrada about prompt-a-thons, “structured, sprint-based sessions for developing prompts for large language models (LLMs).” The “prompt-a-thon process reframes prompting as a high-impact diagnostic and design discipline—engineered for fast, actionable insight,” explains Estrada. “It’s not just about using AI more effectively—it’s about thinking and collaborating more intelligently with it,” adds Schrage.
American Kahan spotlights Prof. Anantha Chandrakasan, MIT’s chief innovation and strategy office and dean of MIT’s School of Engineering, who was recently named the Institute’s new provost. “As Chandrakasan prepares to guide MIT through this evolving landscape, he remains grounded in the principles that have shaped his career: excellence, innovation, and collaboration,” writes American Kahan.
In a letter to the editor of The Wall Street Journal, Prof. Yossi Sheffi shares his perspective on the role of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and voices support for the appointment of his colleague Prof. Retsef Levi to the committee. Sheffi notes that ACIP is “charged with assessing [vaccine] safety and efficacy. That is done through statistics and data science, areas in which Mr. Levi excels.”
The Press Trust of India spotlights how Anantha Chandrakasan, dean of the MIT School of Engineering and MIT’s chief innovation and strategy officer, has been named the Institute’s new provost. In announcing Chandrakasan’s new role, President Sally Kornbluth noted that he “brings to this post an exceptional record of shaping and leading important innovations for the Institute.”
Prof. Anantha Chandrakasan, MIT’s chief innovation and strategy officer and dean of MIT’s School of Engineering, has been named the Institute’s new provost, reports The Hindu. “As MIT’s chief academic officer, Prof. Chandrakasan will focus on three overarching priorities: understanding institutional needs and strategic financial planning, attracting and retaining top talent, and supporting cross-cutting research, education, and entrepreneurship programming.”
Prof. Simon Johnson speaks with Wired reporter Paresh Dave about the financial and social cost of AI implantation in the workforce, making the case that governments should lower payroll taxes for entry-level roles to encourage hiring and help humans build careers. “The right lever to pull is one that reduces costs to employers,” says Johnson.
Katie Rae, Engine CEO and managing partner, Smyon Dukach SM '92 and Brian Halligan MBA '05 have been named to the 2025 Boston Globe list of Tech Power Players in the venture capital sector, reports Aaron Pressman for The Boston Globe.
Georgina Campbell Flatter SM '11, Carmichael Roberts MBA '00 and Elise Strobach SM '17, PhD '20 are among the 2025 Boston Globe Tech Power Players in the sustainability sector, reports Jon Chesto for The Boston Globe.
Sloan lecturer Mikey Shulman, Colin Angle '89, SM '90, Tye Brady SM '99, Laira Major SM '05, Dharmesh Shah SM '06 have been named to the 2025 Boston Globe Tech Power Players list for their work in the applied AI sector, reports Hiawatha Bray for The Boston Globe.
Prof. Yet-Ming Chiang, Shreya Dave '09, SM ’12, PhD '16, Bob Mumgaard SM '15, PhD '15 and Sloan alumna Emily Reichert have been named to the 2025 Boston Globe Tech Power Players list for their efforts in the energy sector, reports Hiawatha Bray for The Boston Globe. Chiang emphasizes the importance of federal funding in advancing scientific research. “My entire career has been supported by US taxpayers,” Chiang says. “The ability to give back and develop technologies and create jobs, that’s a big motivator for me.”
Postdoc Isabella Loaiza speaks with ABC News reporter Max Zahn about her study examining how jobs and tasks across the U.S. economy shifted between 2016-2024. Loaiza and her colleagues found that “rather than dispense with qualities like critical thinking and empathy, workplace technology heightened the need for workers who exhibit those attributes,” Zahn explains. “It is true we’re seeing AI having an impact on white-collar work instead of more blue-collar work,” says Loaiza. “We found that jobs that are very human-intensive are probably more robust.”
Lecturer Michael Schrage speaks with Forbes reporter Josipa Majic Predin about the shift towards generative AI in business. "AI should not be seen overwhelmingly as just an ethical or a technical or a digital innovation and platform," says Schrage. "It's actually a philosophical capability and resource."
Prof. Jacquelyn Pless speaks with Grist reporter Tik Root about the future of the solar power industry amid federal proposals to remove tax credit incentives that assist with residential solar costs. “Policy volatility is really my bigger concern,” says Pless. “Policy uncertainty alone can start to freeze investment, raise costs, and damage market confidence.”
Meli Beer, founded by Samara Oster MBA '22, has created the first beer in America made from quinoa, reports Doug Meehan for WCVB. "I think the point is, a beer drink experience that tastes great but also feels great in your body and doesn't feel like you’ve had a loaf of bread, or you have that heaviness or bloat, is for everyone,” explains Oster. “And so, what I really aspire to do is create a drink that everyone can enjoy.”
Prof. Nelson Repenning and Don Kieffer, a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan, speak with Boston Herald reporter Vicki Salemi about how spring-cleaning strategies can be applied to organizing work, from handling emails and meeting requests to tackling new assignments. “First, most people take on too many tasks at once and start those tasks before they are ready,” says Repenning. “We would never let a surgeon do three procedures at once or start operating before all the equipment and people were in place, but knowledge workers do this every day.”