Main topic: The MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing has awarded seed grants to seven projects exploring the use of artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction to enhance modern workspaces for better management and productivity.
Key points:
1. The projects aim to leverage interdisciplinary collaboration between computing, social sciences, and management.
2. The seed grants will enable research that leads to bigger endeavors in the rapidly evolving field of AI-augmented management.
3. The selected projects include topics such as memory prosthetics, social scenario simulation, expert decision-making with AI, generative AI in healthcare, democratizing programming, understanding the impact of AI on productivity and skill acquisition, and AI-powered onboarding and support systems.
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