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MIT welcomes David Siegel SM ’86, PhD ’91 as its next Innovation Fellow

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David Siegel SM ’86, PhD ’91, a computer scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, will serve as the next MIT Innovation Fellow during the 2026-27 academic year. Working with the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, Siegel will explore how artificial intelligence can accelerate scientific discovery at the Institute and beyond.“From the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing to […]

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Ray Kurzweil ’70 reinforces his optimism in tech progress

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Innovator, futurist, and author Ray Kurzweil ’70 emphasized his optimism about artificial intelligence, and technological progress generally, in a lecture on Wednesday while accepting MIT’s Robert A. Muh Alumni Award from the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS).Kurzweil offered his signature high-profile forecasts about how AI and computing will entirely blend with human functionality,

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