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MIT as a brand name will open many doors, the debt you'd incur may close some of those doors.

If your intention is to go to grad school, consider what compound interest on whatever debt you need to take out for MIT undergrad will do over 8 years of undergrad. If your intention is to go into academic research, consider how a 60k/yr job will pay for that debt. If your intention is to start a startup, consider what your minimum costs will look like given the extra debt load.

A grad degree in ML from MIT will certainly net you a lucrative job in industry, but you maybe stuck taking the lucrative job out of fear of default rather than desire. Career freedom is important too many.