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RESEARCH · 1 SOURCE · MIT News AI

Five MIT faculty and two alumni named 2026 Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Fellows

Schmidt Sciences named five MIT faculty members and two MIT alumni to the 2026 cohort of AI2050 Fellows, a philanthropic program co‑chaired by Eric Schmidt focused on identifying research that would help ensure AI is hugely beneficial by 2050. MIT fellows mentioned include Sendhil Mullainathan, Alex Damian, Bailey Flanigan, Yunha Hwang and Manish Raghavan; projects cited in the announcement include Mullainathan's Bike Shop@MIT (human-centered AI), Damian's work on effective model training, Flanigan's work on gathering structured public input, and Hwang's research on determining biological enzyme functions.

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RESEARCH · 1 SOURCE · MIT News AI

Paris Smaragdis joins MIT to advance machine listening research

Paris Smaragdis, a researcher with a background in computer music and machine learning, joined MIT in 2025 and leads work on machine listening — including sound-source separation, audio-aware devices, and tools for music analysis and synthesis. His group applies machine-learning approaches to enable machines to detect, separate, and interpret sounds in real-world environments.

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RESEARCH · 1 SOURCE · Google

Google.org selects 17 organizations for Impact Challenge: AI for Science, awarding $36M

Google.org announced 17 recipient organizations for its Impact Challenge: AI for Science, awarding a total of $36 million and offering recipients the option to join a six-month Google.org Accelerator for engineering support, technical mentorship, and Google infrastructure. Selected projects span climate, energy, health, and foundational science — from fusion and battery research to ocean digital twins and AI-driven therapeutics.

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