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CDAO Fall 2026
Senior data, AI, and analytics leaders will share practical strategies and real-world insights for scaling AI. The event will spotlight the approaches shaping enterprise data and analytics.
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41 upcoming events · 19–36 shownResearch & talks
Arthur Miller Lecture on Science and Ethics
A panel of leading scholars and innovators—including cultural anthropologist Mimi Ito, MIT's Sherry Turkle, and AI robotics CEO Mike Rizkalla—will debate the promises and perils of AI-powered chatbots in children's toys, exploring whether these systems offer genuine developmental benefits or risky substitutes for authentic human connection. The Arthur Miller Lecture will pit concerns about pretend empathy against visions of embodied AI as a tool for meaningful family connection and social good.
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AI Drug Discovery & Development Summit
Eligible pharma and biotech professionals will receive free admission to the AI Drug Discovery & Development Summit, running October 27–29 and focusing on AI advances in drug discovery and development.
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Media in Motion II: Shaping AI for Critical Creative Futures
The event will explore how AI will shape, and be shaped by, creativity, knowledge production, and civic life.
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Agentic AI Summit
Boston's premier AI agents conference will bring together applied engineers, researchers, and technical leaders to explore the deployment of cost-effective, powerful AI solutions that drive real business value.
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2026 Nano Summit: Discovery Processes of Tomorrow
MIT.nano will bring together academic researchers, industry veterans, government officials, and entrepreneurs to dig into how nanoscience, AI, and cutting-edge tech are converging to shape the next wave of innovation. Expect deep dives into the research infrastructure and capabilities that'll define technological leadership over the coming decade.
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ORC Seminar: A talk by Vahab Mirrokni
Vahab Mirrokni, a Google Fellow and VP leading cutting-edge algorithm and optimization research, will discuss his work spanning market algorithms, large-scale graph mining, and distributed optimization—drawing from his decades of expertise at Google, Microsoft Research, and MIT.
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Matter of Minds: Advancing the Science and Engineering of Intelligence
MIT's Siegel Family Quest for Intelligence will bring together leading neuroscientists and machine learning experts to explore how brain research drives AI breakthroughs and advances our understanding of human cognition. The day will feature presentations from pioneers in the field, real-world applications from industry leaders, and opportunities to network over lunch and a poster session.
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Chart the Common Wealth
The one-day Boston AI Atlas hackathon will bring builders together to improve the Open Accelerator’s human-verified map of 171 Massachusetts AI organizations, with parallel tracks for data infrastructure and experience design. Projects will be judged against a published 16-point rubric, with two equal prizes and standout work merged into the live Atlas.
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HTECH Conference
Founders, researchers, and investors will explore the intersection of AI, healthtech, research, and entrepreneurship. The gathering will bring together expertise across science, technology, and investment.
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Startup Tech & AI Networking
Tech professionals will build connections with investors, technology experts, and entrepreneurs, creating opportunities for collaboration and stronger industry relationships.
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AMA: AI in Marketing: Beyond the Hype, Into Practice
The event will move beyond AI hype to explore practical applications and the real-world value AI can deliver._attendees will focus on turning AI’s widespread presence into useful outcomes.
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Kate Crawford: Atlas of AI
Kate Crawford, a top AI scholar, will explore how artificial intelligence functions as a technology of extraction, uncovering its deeper impacts.
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Lunch & Learn: Mastering AI Search for Your Business
Brick Marketing, a BBB Accredited Business, will reveal how AI-driven changes in search demand new strategies for businesses to maintain visibility and competitiveness.
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Two-Stage Machine Learning for Nonparametric Instrumental Variable Regression
David Bruns-Smith from MIT Sloan will be presenting, bringing expertise from one of the world's leading business schools to the discussion.
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ORC Seminar: Scaling AI Capabilities in Mathematical Reasoning
Théophane Weber, a Research Scientist and Team Lead at Google DeepMind who co-invented the training technique behind Gemini's gold-medal-winning mathematical reasoning, will discuss his work spanning reinforcement learning, LLM reasoning, and AI-driven scientific discovery. His research has powered breakthrough achievements including real-world software vulnerability detection and cybersecurity applications, backed by advanced degrees from MIT's Operations Research Center.
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Boston Physical AI Workshop and Meetup
Voxel51’s Daniel Gural and Nebius’s Dhruv Diddi will host a series of talks on video reasoning, action-conditioned world models, and novel-view synthesis. Northeastern University’s PAIR Lab researchers will present work spanning trajectory-grounded reasoning, reflectance confocal microscopy, and learning visual reasoning from instructional video.
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MIT Energy & Climate Night
MIT Energy & Climate Night will bring together researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders across four interdisciplinary tracks—from deep tech renewables to climate communications—showcasing the breakthrough innovations and collaborations shaping our climate future. Attendees will explore interactive research and startup showcases, participate in roundtable conversations, and connect with people working to transition from lab breakthroughs to real-world climate solutions.
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