Researchers at MIT, NYU, and UCLA develop an approach to help evaluate whether large language models like GPT-4 are equitable enough to be clinically viable for mental health support.
Associate Professor Catherine D’Ignazio thinks carefully about how we acquire and display data — and why we lack it for many things.
Marzyeh Ghassemi works to ensure health-care models are trained to be robust and fair.
MIT’s Office of Graduate Education hosts Summit on Creating Inclusive Pathways to the PhD
While women and men self-reported similar vaccination rates, unvaccinated women had less intention to get vaccinated than men.
Doctoral student and recent MAD Design Fellow Jonathan Zong SM ’20 discusses a proposed framework to map how individuals can say “no” to technology misuses.
The MIT Summer Research Program pairs underrepresented students with opportunities to examine inequity through the IDSS Initiative for Combatting Systemic Racism.
Travel offers students a chance to study how art and cultural activism can impact racial justice and environmental issues.
Professor Lerna Ekmekcioglu investigates marginalized women and potential empowerment.
MIT computer scientists developed a way to calculate polygenic scores that makes them more accurate for people across diverse ancestries.
Although computer scientists may initially treat data bias and error as a nuisance, researchers argue it’s a hidden treasure trove for reflecting societal values.
The MIT professor’s new book explores the world of a woman set free from prison and redefining herself in society.
Senior Amelia Dogan brings together computer science, city planning, and American studies to work for social change.
Senior Mercy Oladipo is building tools to address disparities in health care.
The MLK Visiting Professor studies the ways innovators are influenced by their communities.