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MIT SLOAN IN THE NEWS July 3, 2024
 
Highlights
 
 
CNBC | 06/26/2024 | Stuart Madnick

Professor Stuart Madnick said that no hack to date has shut off the water to a population, but that's the bigger worry. "We have demonstrated in our lab how operations, such as a water plant, could be shut down not just for hours or days, but for weeks. It is definitely technically possible," he said. "It has not happened yet, and serious action to prevent 'likely' will not happen until after it has happened."

 
GBH | 06/27/2024 | Malia Lazu

Lecturer Malia Lazu discussed her new book "From Intention to Impact," current setbacks in DEI efforts, and seven steps to successfully implement DEI."

 
Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California | 06/26/2024 | James Rhee

In this podcast, senior lecturer James Rhee discussed the themes and predictions underlying his book, "red helicopter – a parable for our times." He also discussed red helicopter's rapid global expansion (the Korean translation will be finished later this year) and the adaptation of the operating system into music, curricula, and film.

 
Knowledge at Wharton | 06/26/2024 | David Rand

In a new paper, professor David Rand, Jennifer Allen (SM '22, PhD '24) and co-author wrote: "The misinformation flagged by fact-checkers was 46 times less impactful than the unflagged content that nonetheless encouraged vaccine skepticism."

 
Los Angeles Times | 06/20/2024 | David Robertson

Senior lecturer David Robertson said that high prices have driven a "big secondary market for Legos," with several online marketplaces for them, including Lego-owned BrickLink. The scarcity of some mini-figures has made them "a great investment," he said.

 
 
Students + Alumni
 
MIT Technology Review | 06/25/2024

Ravi Inukonda (MBA '10) said: "Eventually, you can imagine a world where we already know your preferences. We already know what you're running out of, and we can recommend 'here are the seven things that you need.' With AI, we can make the product a lot more personalized and almost become your digital assistant."

 
The Logistics of Logistics | 06/24/2024

In this podcast, Mike Droesch (MBA '17), a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, shared insights on the importance of a supply chain roadmap and how technology is transforming the logistics industry.

 
 
MIT Sloan Management Review
 
Inside Higher Ed | 06/26/2024

A report from MIT SMR Connections, a subsection within MIT Sloan Management Review, classifies itself as a "strategy guide" for responsibly using generative AI in higher ed. "Depending on the subject and the faculty member, there may be a different approach and philosophy," Ben Shields, a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan, said in the report.

 
 
News From Around The World
 
Tidningen Näringslivet | 06/26/2024 | Daron Acemoglu

Institute Professor Daron Acemoglu said: "I think a lot of meaningful jobs will be about interacting with the physical world, in the healthcare sector, the education sector, in factories, in the trades — gardeners, electricians and carpenters. We need to find a way with AI to make those jobs more productive so that people can gain a higher expertise in their jobs."

 
 
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