Events

Featured Event

AI Snake Oil with Arvind Narayanan

Date
April 17, 2025
Time
5:30PM - 6:30PM EST
Location
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing / virtual

The MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative and the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing welcomed Arvind Narayanan, Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University, to discuss his latest book, AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference, co-authored with Sayash Kapoor. The presentation was followed by a discussion with Daron Acemoglu, MIT Institute Professor and Co-Director of the Shaping the Future of Work Initiative, along with audience Q&A.

Past Events

Paul Johnson and Simon Johnson talk to Faiza Shaheen

Date
June 8, 2023
Time
10AM
Paul Johnson and Simon Johnson talk to Faiza Shaheen

MIT Faculty Lecture Series to the Naval Undersea and Surface Warfare Centers

Date
June 6, 2023
Time
12PM
MIT Faculty Lecture Series to the Naval Undersea and Surface Warfare Centers

Festival Internazionale dell’Economia: Meet the Author with Daron Acemoglu

Date
June 3, 2023
Time
7PM
Festival Internazionale dell’Economia: Meet the Author with Daron Acemoglu

UCL IIPP Book Launch: Power and Progress

Date
June 1, 2023
Time
5PM
UCL IIPP Book Launch: Power and Progress

INET Oxford hosts Simon Johnson

Date
May 30, 2023
Time
5PM
INET Oxford hosts Simon Johnson

Simon Johnson: Can AI Power Up Progress?

Date
May 25, 2023
Time
6PM
Simon Johnson: Can AI Power Up Progress?

Rethinking Capitalism: In Conversation with Daron Acemoglu

Date
May 25, 2023
Time
12PM
Rethinking Capitalism: In Conversation with Daron Acemoglu

Shaping the next revolution: How can we ensure that technological change boosts our national prosperity?

Date
May 24, 2023
Time
5:30PM
Shaping the next revolution: How can we ensure that technological change boosts our national prosperity?

Simon Johnson at Books Inc. Palo Alto

Date
May 23, 2023
Time
7PM
Simon Johnson at Books Inc. Palo Alto

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