Hal Abelson

Professor

First AI + Education Summit is an international push for “AI fluency”

The three-day, hands-on conference hosted by the MIT RAISE Initiative welcomed youths and adults from nearly 30 countries.

Hal Abelson, co-director of MIT RAISE, talks to Kara Miller about the impact of AI on education.

They were honored in the Students and Education categories respectively.

The 27 finalists will explore the technology’s impact on democracy, education, sustainability, communications, and much more.

Throughout his career, Professor Hal Abelson has worked to make information technology more accessible to people of all ages.

Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education (RAISE) seeks to empower more people to participate in, and benefit from, AI.

New website offers a combination of learning units, hands-on activities, and mentor guides to foster AI literacy.

Inventive Minds: Marvin Minsky on Education is a collection of six essays by artificial intelligence pioneer Marvin Minsky.

Through MIT App Inventor, Abelson aims to show children how they can use technology to shape their world.

Thinking about Thinking about Seymour celebrated the ideas and research of Seymour Papert.