About me
David Rand is the Erwin H. Schell Professor and Professor of Management Science and Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT, an affiliate of the MIT Institute of Data, Systems, and Society, and the director of the Human Cooperation Laboratory and the Applied Cooperation Initiative. Applying the tools of computational social science and cognitive science, David’s research combines behavioral experiments run online and in the field with computational models to understand people’s attitudes, beliefs, and choices. He focuses on exploring how dialogues between humans and generative AI models can be used to correct inaccurate beliefs (e.g. conspiracy theories, health misperceptions), illuminating why people share inaccurate information and what interventions reduce such behaviors, understanding political psychology and polarization, and promoting human cooperation.
