# MIT in the media: Innovating and educating for the next 250 years of America

DevFeed: [MIT in the media: Innovating and educating for the next 250 years of America](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/mit-in-the-media-innovating-and-educating-for-the-next-250-years-of-america-37968.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-media-innovating-and-educating-next-250-years-america>)

Published: 2026-07-01T20:30:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [MIT AI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mit-ai-news.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Physical AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/physical-ai.md>), [Learning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/learning.md>), [Machine learning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/machine-learning.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [artificial-intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/artificial-intelligence.md>), [curiosity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/curiosity.md>), [education-teaching-academics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/education-teaching-academics.md>), [funding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/funding.md>), [health](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/health.md>), [learning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learning.md>), [physical-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/physical-ai.md>), [president-sally-kornbluth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/president-sally-kornbluth.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [students](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/students.md>), [teaching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/teaching.md>), [teamwork](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/teamwork.md>), [university](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/university.md>)

## AI overview

At a Washington Post Live panel, MIT President Sally Kornbluth discussed curiosity-driven research, university preparation for an AI-enabled future, and a human-centric approach to AI education. She emphasized foundational STEM knowledge, ethical and civic education, physical AI, collaboration, and AI as an augmentation tool.

## Source excerpt

During a "Washington Post Live" panel discussion with ASU President Michael Crow, President Sally Kornbluth explored how universities are preparing the next generation of scientists to lead in America's rapidly changing technological landscape.