Five MIT faculty members and two additional alumni have been named recipients of Schmidt Sciences AI2050 fellowships. The selection formally honors their current academic efforts in computing and technology. Across this cohort, the recognition connects both active university staff and former graduates.
The primary objective of the honors is to support scholarship that promotes beneficial artificial intelligence. By providing these fellowships, the program seeks to advance research into systems designed for broad public benefit. The recipients are slated to direct their focus toward exploring and strengthening beneficial outcomes across the field.