MIT Chancellor for Academic Advancement W. Eric L. Grimson, the Bernard M. Gordon Professor of Medical Engineering, offers an introduction to the session on “Computing: Reflections and the Path Forward” at the celebration of the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. This historic three-day event provided a thoughtful, wide-ranging exploration of the ideas behind the founding of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and the frontiers it intends to reach. Session presenters include: Sherry Turkle, the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology, gives a talk on rethinking friction in digital culture at the celebration, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the 3Com Founders Professor of Engineering, speaks about his research on rebooting the World Wide Web, and Patrick H. Winston, the Ford Professor of Engineering, provides a retrospective on AI and computing at the celebration of the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing.
The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, made possible by a $350 million foundational gift from the chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Blackstone, marks the single largest investment in computing and AI by an American academic institution, and it will help position the United States to lead the world in preparing for the rapid evolution of computing and AI.
In fields far beyond engineering and science — from political science and urban studies to anthropology and linguistics — some of today’s most exciting new research is fueled by advanced computational capabilities. The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing will create the next generation of highly trained computational thinkers and doers who can offer the world the cultural, ethical, and historical consciousness to use technology for the common good. (Learn more: https://helloworld.mit.edu/about/)
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