Building 32 from MIT CSAIL Alliances

Announcing Building 32, from MIT CSAIL Alliances

Building 32 from MIT CSAIL Alliances

Show Notes

MIT has a new podcast. Announcing Building 32, from MIT CSAIL Alliances.

Behind every technological breakthrough is a story.

From email to the fax machine to the Roomba and even OkCupid, innovations that shape our daily lives trace back to MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, or MIT CSAIL. And technology that is years ahead of the market is being developed in CSAIL labs now.

Tune into Building 32 from MIT CSAIL Alliances, hosted by Karen Given, to hear the stories of CSAIL. Each episode features conversations with pioneers who helped define the digital age or researchers shaping tomorrow’s AI, robotics, computing, and beyond.

Subscribe now. The first episode launches July 13, 2026.

Learn more: csail.mit.edu/podcast

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