Architectural recycling + executives and AI + NAM inductees

[view in browser]( MIT Daily [MIT Logo] October 23, 2024 Greetings! There are 13 days until Election Day in the United States. Are you ready to vote? Find election and voting resources at [MITvote](. Have feedback to share? Email mitdailyeditor@mit.edu. Architectural Recycling #[Brandon Clifford sits at a table with bulbous wobbly sculptures.]( Looking back in time imaginatively is Associate Professor [Brandon Clifford]( job: He studies ancient structures and building practices, to generate new ones. “Humans have been reassembling random bits of material from previous incarnations of architecture for millennia,” Clifford says. [Full story via MIT News →]( Top Headlines What executives need to know about AI MIT Sloan experts describe why executives must embrace the need to develop a deep understanding of the technology, its use cases, ethics, and more. [Full story via MIT Sloan →]( [MIT Heat Island]( Seven with MIT ties elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2024 Professors Matthew Vander Heiden and Fan Wang, along with five MIT alumni, are honored for their outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. [Full story via MIT News →]( [MIT Heat Island]( Faces of MIT: Nick Jewell The associate director of club sports, intramural sports, and sport camps shares the important role that athletics plays in finding community. [Full story via MIT News →]( [MIT Heat Island]( #ThisisMIT #[Eight students line up as in a Conga line against an indoor wooden wall. Text via @mitridonkulous: Do I see eight new donkies? Introducing Vivian, Amy, Annie, Vanessa, Inori, Irene, Harry, and Alex — our fall babies! Welcome to Ridonkulous!]( [Follow @mitridonkulous on Instagram →]( In the Media Are you human? As AI evolves we may need credentials to prove it // NECN Graduate student Nouran Soliman discusses the use of “personhood credentials,” a new technique that can be used to verify online users as human beings to help combat issues such as fraud and misinformation. “We are trying to also think about ways of implementing a system that incorporates personal credentials in a decentralized way,” Soliman explains. “It’s also important not to have the power in one place because that compromises democracy.” [Full story via NECN →]( Digit 91 Percentage of the MIT Class of 2024 that took part in at least one Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) project before graduating [Learn more via MIT UROP →]( This edition of the MIT Daily was brought to you by [the courage to climb that wall](. 🧗🏽 ♀️ Thanks for reading, and have a good day! —MIT News [Forward This Email]( [Subscribe]( [MIT Logo] This email was sent to {EMAIL} because of your affiliation with MIT, or because you signed up for our newsletters. [subscribe]( [update preferences]( [unsubscribe]( [view in browser]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( MIT News Office · 77 Massachusetts Avenue · Cambridge, MA 02139 · USA