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Why Robots Are an Asset–Not a Threat–to Human Happiness

Daniela Rus is a pioneering roboticist and a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT. She is the director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. She is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a MacArthur Fellow.

Researchers from MIT and elsewhere designed a communication framework that enables academics to ask for research help on social media using meronymous communication, in which the asker only reveals certain verified aspects of their identity. They found that meronymous communication encouraged people to ask questions they otherwise might not have for fear of judgment from more senior scientists (Credits: MIT News; iStock).
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For more open and equitable public discussions on social media, try “meronymity”

Have you ever felt reluctant to share ideas during a meeting because you feared judgment from senior colleagues? You’re not alone. Research has shown this pervasive issue can lead to a lack of diversity in public discourse, especially when junior members of a community don’t speak up because they feel intimidated.

To close the gap with classical computers, researchers created the quantum control machine — an instruction set for a quantum computer that works like the classical idea of a virtual machine (Credits: Alex Shipps/MIT CSAIL).
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A blueprint for making quantum computers easier to program

When MIT professor and now Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) member Peter Shor first demonstrated the potential of quantum computers to solve problems faster than classical ones, he inspired scientists to imagine countless possibilities for the emerging technology. Thirty years later, though, the quantum edge remains a peak not yet reached.