CSAIL's new initiative, led by Daniel Weitzner and Srini Devadas, will focus on topics such as database systems, applied cryptography, AI and machine learning, and human-computer interaction.
Join CSAIL Alliances for the launch of our newest research initiative, Future of Data, Trust & Privacy @CSAIL (FOD@CSAIL). Hear from CSAIL Director Professor Daniela Rus, Co-Faculty Directors Daniel Weitzner and Professor Srini Devadas, and founding members, as they share their goals for FOD@CSAIL.
In this episode of Radio Corona, we discuss digital contact tracing initiatives throughout the world with Danny Weitzner of MIT’s CSAIL, and Bobbie Johnson, a senior editor at MIT Technology Review.
A team led by MIT researchers and including experts from many institutions is developing a system that augments “manual” contact tracing by public health officials, while preserving the privacy of all individuals.
The rapid development of artificial intelligence technologies around the globe has led to increasing calls for robust AI policy: laws that let innovation flourish while protecting people from privacy violations, exploitive surveillance, biased algorithms, and more.
“We all have an interest in increasing access to the ballot, but in order to maintain trust in our elections system, we must assure that voting systems meet the high technical and operation security standards before they are put in the field,” says Weitzner. “We cannot experiment on our democracy.”
