
Computer science and technology - MIT News
2025年2月13日 · Gift from Sebastian Man ’79, SM ’80 supports MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing building. Alumnus is the first major donor to support the building since Stephen A. Schwarzman’s foundational gift. February 11, 2025. Read full story →
Computer science and technology - MIT News
2025年2月13日 · Steve Mann PhD '97 has been awarded the IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award for his contributions toward the development of virtual reality, augmented reality, wearable technology, eXtended Reality products and services, reports Thomas Coughlin for Forbes. “Widely regarded as ‘the father of wearable computing,’” Mann ...
Photonic processor could enable ultrafast AI computations with …
2024年12月2日 · The deep neural network models that power today’s most demanding machine-learning applications have grown so large and complex that they are pushing the limits of traditional electronic computing hardware. Photonic hardware, which can perform machine-learning computations with light, offers a faster and more energy-efficient alternative.
The multifaceted challenge of powering AI - MIT News
2025年1月21日 · Technology development projects include designing faster, more efficient computer chips and more energy-efficient computing algorithms. In addition to providing leadership and funding for many research projects, MITEI is acting as a convenor, bringing together companies and stakeholders to address this issue.
Twenty-five ways in which MIT has transformed computing
2019年2月25日 · This month MIT is celebrating the launch of the new $1 billion MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. To help commemorate the event, here’s a list of 25 ways in which MIT has already transformed the world of computing technology. 1937: Digital circuits
Toward a code-breaking quantum computer - MIT News
2024年8月23日 · To factor a very large number, a quantum circuit would need to run many times, performing operations that involve computing powers, like 2 to the power of 100. But computing such large powers is costly and difficult to perform on a quantum computer, since quantum computers can only perform reversible operations.
Does technology help or hurt employment? - MIT News
2024年4月1日 · Economists used new methods to examine how many U.S. jobs have been lost to machine automation, and how many have been created as technology leads to new tasks. On net, and particularly since 1980, technology has replaced more U.S. jobs than it has generated.
Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the ...
2023年6月8日 · MIT Schwarzman College of Computing's inaugural Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) Symposium convened experts from multiple disciplines to explore the challenges and opportunities that arise with the broad applicability of computing in many aspects of society.
Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact - MIT News
2025年1月17日 · A data center is a temperature-controlled building that houses computing infrastructure, such as servers, data storage drives, and network equipment. For instance, Amazon has more than 100 data centers worldwide, each of which has about 50,000 servers that the company uses to support cloud computing services.
Envisioning the future of computing - MIT News
2023年6月16日 · Conceived of by the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC), a cross-cutting initiative of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing in collaboration with the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS), the intent of the competition was “to create a space for students to think in a creative, informed, and rigorous ...