Karie Shen

The development of AI tools has moderately impacted choices of major, career, extracurricular activities, and classes.

The development of AI tools has moderately impacted choices of major, career, extracurricular activities, and classes.

More usage correlates with more positive thoughts about AI's impact on scientific discovery, healthcare access, and more.

While most respondents feel that AI will be important in their career field, fewer feel that MIT is preparing students to use AI tools.

90% of undergraduates are somewhat or very concerned about over-reliance.

Coding is the most common use of LLMs for undergraduates. 15% of undergraduates that use LLMs for coding use the output directly.

14.5% of the undergraduate population filled out the survey.

Overall, 46% of undergraduates reported using LLMs daily.

When DALL·E is prompted with "be creative," whose notion of creativity does it represent?

Bennett Bean accepts an Ig Nobel Prize on behalf of his late father.

Professor Moungi Bawendi reads an acceptance speech on behalf of Ig Nobel Prize winner Rotem Naftalovich.

Participants and winners of the Ig Nobel Ceremony gather on stage on Sept. 18, 2025. The prize recognizes unconventional and hilarious research to promote interest in scientific research.