Cesar Hidalgo, MIT
Cesar Hidalgo, MIT
TOM Seminar: Cesar Hidalgo - The Principles of Collective Learning
TOM Seminar: Cesar Hidalgo - The Principles of Collective Learning
27 Sep 201812:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Faculty and doctoral students only
Abstract:
How do teams, cities, and nations learn? In this talk I will discuss research on the
principles that govern the creation, diffusion, and valuation of knowledge. These
principles govern the accumulation of knowledge from experience, the diffusion of
knowledge across social, geographic, and cognitive barriers, and the connection between
the geography of knowledge and macroeconomic outcomes, such as income, economic growth,
and income inequality. I will then use these principles to discuss optimal industrial
diversification strategies, micro-mechanisms governing knowledge diffusion, and the
application of these principles to industrial policy. To finalize, I will present
applied work on the creation of national data integration, distribution, and visualization
systems (e.g. datausa.io, datachile.io). I will show how these technologies are changing
the way governments distribute data and paving the way for a world in which government
executive action is augmented by artificial intelligence.
Location:
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center 103
Organizer:
Bio:
César A. Hidalgo leads the Collective Learning group (formerly Macro Connections) and is an associate professor in the program in media arts and sciences at MIT.
Hidalgo's research focuses on collective learning–the learning taking place in teams, organizations, and economies. With his group, he develops analytical tools and models to understanding how collective learning takes place, and also, they design tools to help improve the collective learning of organizations.