Home People Sendhil Mullainathan People FacultyFaculty AI+DFaculty CSFaculty EEFaculty EmeritusLecturers Leadership Staff Instructors Peter de Florez Professor, Professor of EECS; Professor of Economics, Dual Appointment [AI+D] sendhil@mit.edu Latest News More News October 16, 2026 MIT affiliates named 2026 Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Fellows Five MIT faculty members and three alumni are honored with fellowships to advance research on beneficial AI. September 2, 2026 2026-27 Faculty Award Roundup This ongoing listing of awards and recognitions won by our faculty is added to all year, beginning in September. June 24, 2026 Exploring the societal impacts of AI During the AI and Society Forum, leading MIT researchers examined critical questions about AI’s influence on employment and democracy. August 26, 2025 Can large language models figure out the real world? New test could help determine if AI systems that make accurate predictions in one area can understand it well enough to apply that ability to a different area. May 20, 2025 The sweet taste of a new idea Sendhil Mullainathan brings a lifetime of unique perspectives to research in behavioral economics and machine learning.
