Overview
Build the agentic future
This MIT course teaches students to build autonomous AI agents that plan, coordinate, and execute complex workflows across distributed web systems. Students learn agent architectures, inter-agent protocols, web automation frameworks, and methods for decentralized coordination, while mastering AI-native coding and multimodal integration.
Detailed Spring 2026 project tracks, pillars, and demo format are TBA. We will publish the full overview once the semester plan is finalized.
Follow these steps to register for the course
- Step 0: Fill the Spring 2026 intake questionnaire so we can keep you in the loop.
- Step 1: Enrollment logistics (MIT/Harvard cross-registration codes, waitlist flow) are TBA.
- Step 2: Recommended prep work + mini build sprint is TBA (expect short AI tooling primers).
Complete Step 0 as early as possible; we will email Steps 1–2 once the Spring 2026 teaching calendar is finalized.
Most Spring details (schedule, guest list, deliverables) are currently TBA; the form is the best way to request consideration and share interests.
- Pre-Course Info Session & Social: TBA (watch your inbox after Step 0)
Class Schedule: Thursdays, 10 AM–12 PM, Room E14-633, MIT Media Lab.
Exact start date and any room changes will be shared via the Step 0 mailing list.
Course Instructors
Course Team and Mentors
Spring 2026 course team is being finalized and will be listed here once confirmed.
Background
Almost 25% of students from this course transform their projects into innovative products. The program, which evolved from Sandy Pentland's "Development Ventures," has established a strong track record of launching successful student projects through its Demo Day showcase.
Our previous class links can be found here:
- Fall'25: AI Studio
- Spring'25: AI Venture Studio
- Fall'24: MIT Foundations of AI Ventures
- Spring'24: AI Venture Studio
- Fall'23: AI Venture Studio
- Spring'23: AI + Web3 for Impact: Venture Studio
- Fall'22: AI + Web3 for Impact: Venture Studio
- Spring'22: AI for Impact: Venture Studio
- Fall'21: AI for Impact ~ Building Global Ventures Solving Societal-Scale Problems
- Spring'21: AI for Impact
- Fall'20: Global Ventures ~ Data and AI for Resilience after COVID19
- Spring'20: AI for Impact ~ Towards Solving Societal-Scale Problems via Media Ventures
All other previous AI for Impact/Global Ventures class links can be found here:
Course Outline
Updated Spring 2026 calendar and weekly outline are TBA; expect a similar studio cadence with refreshed themes.
Class Goals:
- Guide students to identify, evaluate, and build high-impact projects with AI. Focus on deep technology applications that are best suited to students with top engineering and design skills at MIT.
- Advance "Big Ideas" into MVP-seed-stage for commercial consideration.
- Teach the technical fundamentals of the modern AI stack (rapid prototyping, deployment, and model management).
- Discuss practical trade-offs in AI product development (model accuracy, efficiency, and latency).
Timeline:
- Meet and greet + team formation mixer: TBA (early Spring 2026)
- First day of class: TBA (targeting early February 2026)
- Final class presentations / Demo Day: TBA (late April 2026)
Class Structure:
- Studio format, with team projects with 2-3 students per team
- Guest speakers share leading-edge thinking
- NB: You can use this course for Entrepreneurship Minor credits. Fill up this form under 'E&I Context' and meet E&I minor advisor, Reza Rahaman (rezar@mit.edu) for sign off.
- Minimum Viable Product (MVP) by the end of the term
- Demo Day
Support for Students:
- Weekly class mentor meetings and guest lecture blocks (exact timing TBA)
- Class visits to local start-ups and technology companies
- Data and AI scientists from startups for experience
- Sessions with startup coaches