The World at MIT: Mai Hassan

The experience of growing up in the Sudanese diaspora drew Mai Hassan to political science and a desire to examine topics related to authoritarianism, which she now does as an Associate Professor of Political Science at MIT. Knowing that some of her students will go on to influence the future of powerful new technologies such as artificial intelligence, Mai helps them understand the sometimes-opaque connections between contentious politics and technology.
“The World at MIT” videos underscore MIT’s distinctive nature as a community that is at once profoundly American and deeply connected to the world. In brief, three-minute interviews, faculty members recount the experiences and circumstances that drew them here and how and why they came to adopt MIT as their professional home.
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