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In aviation, safety is built in from the start. @Stanford's Mykel Kochenderfer brings that mindset to AI—stress-testing systems for trust & reliability. Learn how our AI Safety Science program is helping to make AI safer: schmidtsciences.org/safetyscience/ #AIAppreciationDay
🔥🌿 How long does vegetation take to recover after a fire? It depends on ecosystem productivity, climate, and fire intensity. New #LEMONTREE research explores the key factors shaping post-fire recovery. Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.ecol… #Wildfire #ClimateChange
Our AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellows took part in a hands-on workshop focused on transforming their research into compelling stories. We love learning about the exciting work our grantees are doing—and growing together through science communication training. 📍 @UofT
How can we build AI systems the world can trust? AI2050 Fellow Nicolas Papernot explores how cryptographic audits and verifiability can make machine learning more transparent, accountable, and aligned with societal values. Read the full perspective: buff.ly/JjTnRjm
When AI agents interact, unexpected behaviors emerge—like birds whose solo flights become dazzling in flocks. At @UCBerkeley, Dawn Song studies these emergent dynamics Learn more about our AI Safety Science program: schmidtsciences.org/safetyscience/
What if a bioreactor could think for itself? At @IowaStateU, Nigel Reuel’s team built a self-driving system using AI, low-cost reactors, and real-time sensors to maximize bioreactor production with no human input. Collab with @TheBioMADE via the Bioreactor Innovation Project.
New research reveals AI safety spans "remarkably diverse" risk categories—most focus on practical engineering challenges we can measure today. Borrowing from aviation and pharmaceutical safety can accelerate policy design. Tech Policy Press article ⬇️ buff.ly/Sd9Irp9
Bioreactors power the bioeconomy, but their design hasn’t kept up with modern manufacturing needs. Schmidt Sciences and @TheBioMADE backed bold bioreactor upgrades—AI control, smarter mixing, and modular builds—to help make biomanufacturing more efficient: youtu.be/iTiRwUw7KpU
With usable catch down 59% and 2 million livelihoods at stake, the Ocean Margins Initiative (OMI), a Schmidt Sciences OBVI grantee, is conducting the first comprehensive oceanographic study of Ghana's coastal waters in modern times. whoi.edu/oceanus/featur…
Happy #WorldOceanDay 🌊 Today we celebrate the ocean that sustains all life on Earth. From the smallest marine organisms to the vast currents that shape our climate, our ocean is a source of endless wonder and discovery.
Our AI Safety Science grantee Yoshua Bengio launched LawZero—creating "safe by design" AI through "Scientist AI" that accelerates scientific progress without independent action: time.com/7290554/yoshua…
What does non-human intelligence mean for our future? Eric Schmidt joins Bilawal Sidhu to explore why #AI is underhyped, what it can already do, and what it means for work, science & security. Watch the full interview: go.ted.com/SjNyR via @TEDTalks
Our new website is live → schmidtsciences.org We’re proud to unveil a new digital home for Schmidt Sciences — built to showcase the bold science and global collaborations we support. Explore how we champion science that expands knowledge and benefits you.
Should we bring people back to life...digitally? AI advancements allow companies to create simulations of the dead using digital data. This “digital afterlife industry” promises a form of immortality, but at what cost? More in our AI2050 Perspectives: ai2050.schmidtsciences.org/community-pers…