Schmidt Futures

Supporting projects at the intersection of talent and technology.

[Wendy Schmidt @wenschmidt]

Scientists aboard @SchmidtOcean’s Falkor (too) journeyed to the coast of Panama to study the movement of microplastics in the deep sea. Thank you to @benstracy and @CBSMornings for spotlighting how marine science is helping us better understand—and protect—our Ocean.

[Wendy Schmidt @wenschmidt]

Would you climb an 18,000-foot glacier to fight climate change? Scientist Lonnie Thompson did. Watch “Canary,” presented by @REI and @OscopeLabs. It was an honor to serve as executive producer. https://t.co/0p8USyJEsb

[Wendy Schmidt @wenschmidt]

Watch @SchmidtOcean on @cbssaturday to see how marine science is helping us better understand—and protect—our Ocean. Giving @benstracy a tour of Falkor (too) in Panama was a pleasure.

[Tools Competition @ToolsCompete]

ANNOUNCING THE 2022-23 #ToolsCompetition WINNERS 🎉 32 winners received more than $4M to reach over 35M learners by 2026, and are solving some of education’s most pressing challenges for Pre-K to adult learners. Learn more: https://t.co/MR3eDxG301

[Rebekah Smith @RebekahL_Smith]

The US is in a dire position wrt to workers - immigration is the clear answer, and despite politics there are steps we can take today to fill critical jobs with immigrants. @ZuzanaCepla of @labor_mobility and Johannes Lang of @SchmidtFutures tell us how https://t.co/q9Hj2IQcHL

[Cornell Bowers Computing and Information Science @Cornell_Bowers]

Faculty and postdocs are attending the @SchmidtFutures #AI conference in Toronto, Canada.

Cornell is one of nine universities selected to work collaboratively across disciplines to harness the power of AI. #CornellAI

[Acceleration Consortium (AC) @acceleration_c]

#UofT just launched the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, a program of Schmidt Futures (@SchmidtFutures). It is co-led by the AC's @A_Aspuru_Guzik and @UofTDSI's Lisa Strug, with support from @VectorInst #SchmidtAIinSci 👉 https://t.co/s2Z2jeO8Hh

[UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship @UofTSchmidt_AI]

It’s an exciting time at the Schmidt AI in Science Conference - happening here in Toronto! Great to see our Schmidt Fellows (and program manager) enjoying themselves #SchmidtAIinSci #postdocs

[Schmidt Futures @SchmidtFutures]

.@JTasioulas, professor of Ethics and Legal Philosophy at Oxford University, hopes that by 2050, we will have used AI to enhance our capacities for rationalization, and to enable more participatory forms of government: https://t.co/xygtS4KfbH

[Max Ghenis @MaxGhenis]

I'd love to see researchers apply for this new Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund to study how open source software could improve policymaking.

Funded by @FordFoundation @SloanFoundation
@OmidyarNetwork @SchmidtFutures and @opencollect. Due Oct 1. https://t.co/8ngzge597S

[Schmidt Futures @SchmidtFutures]

Should an AI system be able to determine a person's sentence of imprisonment in a criminal trial? AI2050 Senior Fellow @JTasioulas shares his views on the “right to a human decision”:

https://t.co/xygtS4KfbH

[Wendy Schmidt @wenschmidt]

The discoveries made on each @SchmidtOcean expedition reinforce the urgency of fully exploring our ocean.

https://t.co/896kGcCkZy

[John Tasioulas @JTasioulas]

🚨 JOB ALERT! Here it is, our Early Career Research Fellowship in AI Ethics, a three year post based at @EthicsInAI and @JesusOxford. A wonderful opportunity to join our thriving community. Deadline September 4th. Apply now.

https://t.co/xJATy4w5VA

[Schmidt Futures @SchmidtFutures]

With more tasks shifting to intelligent machines, accurate measurements of an AI-powered economy are crucial.

Read our full Q&A with AI2050 Senior Fellow @erikbryn: https://t.co/MiuC7DtKLB

[Schmidt Futures @SchmidtFutures]

Computers today only have a limited ability to understand sign language.

Read more about how AI2050 Early Career Fellow @gissemari is enabling AI to better understand iconicity and increase access to AI for signers:
https://t.co/r4V9m38KJb

[Education Above All Foundation @EAA_Foundation]

Courageous Afghan scholars like Fahima & Mashal are thriving in 🇺🇸 universities through the #QatarAfghanScholarship Project.

Grateful for our partnership with @YaldaHakimFund, @Qatar_Fund, #AfghanFutureFund, @SchmidtFutures, @RockPhilanth & @IIEglobal in making this possible.

[Issues in Science and Technology @ISSUESinST]

“Should we continue to regulate the products of the #bioeconomy the same way we regulate the products of the chemical economy?” @Larisa_LRudenko asks in our Forum section, responding to an essay by @SchmidtFutures’s @MaryEMaxon in the Spring ISSUES. https://t.co/L4chWGvbn1

[Schmidt Futures @SchmidtFutures]

As large commercial ocean mining projects are delayed amid growing opposition, now is a profound opportunity for environmental protection.

Schmidt Futures co-founder @WenSchmidt and @4kgjerde write about the goals we must pursue for planetary health:
https://t.co/tN2ZcO3KeS

[Schmidt Futures @SchmidtFutures]

Access to information is crucial in times of crisis.

Congratulations to @RESCUEorg on the success of their Signpost project, which provides critical, user-friendly information on how to stay safe and get ahead to crisis-affected refugees. #SDGAwards #Act4SDGs.

[IRC - International Rescue Committee @RESCUEorg]

We are honored to win the 2023 UN SDG Action Award for our Signpost project. Since 2015 Signpost has reached 64 million people worldwide, connecting them to reliable information about how to stay safe & get ahead. This work is crucial and will continue. https://t.co/qahVXUbIrw