AI

Harvard perspectives on artificial intelligence—research, ethics, and innovation shaping the future of human–machine interaction.

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The Harvard AI Debate Heats Up

The University has pushed the adoption of AI into teaching and operations, but faculty resistance is growing louder.

by Schuyler Velasco

A colorful, cubist-like illustration of a Harvard classroom with a robotic humanoid head looming above.

How is Artificial Intelligence Being Taught at Harvard?

A new Harvard course on artificial intelligence teaches students how to use the tool responsibly.

by Jonathan Shaw

AI-generated illustration showing a giant octopus, its tentacles reaching around a brick university building

Applying AI—How and Why

Using AI in pedagogy, research, and University administration

by Jonathan Shaw

illustration of robotic hands manipulating a wooden maze to guide a worm in the maze to a target

How AI Took Control of a Living Brain

An AI agent in a Harvard lab learned to guide an animal to food—and that gives hope to Parkinson’s patients.

by Jonathan Shaw