MIT affiliates named 2026 Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Fellows
This routine university announcement highlights emerging academic research directions funded by major AI philanthropy.
Reported by MIT News ·
What happened
Five MIT faculty members and two alumni have been named 2026 AI2050 Fellows by Schmidt Sciences, a philanthropic initiative co-chaired by Eric Schmidt and James Manyika. Their funded projects will explore ways to ensure AI benefits society, covering topics from deep learning foundations and enzyme function discovery to algorithmic fairness and public policy input.
Who it’s about
- MIT
- Schmidt Sciences
- Eric Schmidt
- James Manyika
- Sendhil Mullainathan