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Data, Systems, and Society: Harnessing AI for Societal Good

Munther Dahleh

Technology & society

Data, Systems, and Society: Harnessing AI for Societal Good

By Munther Dahleh, the William A. Coolidge Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and director of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS)

Cambridge University Press · 2025

Harnessing the power of data and artificial intelligence (Al) methods to tackle complex societal challenges requires transdisciplinary collaborations across academia, industry, and government. In this book, Dahleh, founder of the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS), offers a blueprint for researchers, professionals, and institutions to create approaches to problems of high societal value using innovative, holistic, data-driven methods.

From Summer 2025 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News). Cover image via Google Books.