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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Algorithm
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Algorithm
By David Siegel
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Understanding Human and Machine Intelligence—My Remarks in Honor of the Launch of MIT IQ
Understanding Human and Machine Intelligence—My Remarks in Honor of the Launch of MIT IQ
By David Siegel
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As we navigate the dynamic landscape of emerging technologies, the ReDDDoT program exemplifies a collective commitment by NSF and Siegel Family…
As we navigate the dynamic landscape of emerging technologies, the ReDDDoT program exemplifies a collective commitment by NSF and Siegel Family…
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JUST ANNOUNCED: Siegel Family Endowment is proud to be a founding philanthropic partner of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)'s newly…
JUST ANNOUNCED: Siegel Family Endowment is proud to be a founding philanthropic partner of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)'s newly…
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I had a lot of fun discussing AI and large language models with my friend R. Martin Chavez and Bloomberg's Katie Greifeld last week. Check out our…
I had a lot of fun discussing AI and large language models with my friend R. Martin Chavez and Bloomberg's Katie Greifeld last week. Check out our…
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Experience & Education
Volunteer Experience
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Member of the Executive Committee of the MIT Corporation
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Present 6 years 10 months
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Advisory Board Member
Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS)
- Present 8 years
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Board Member
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
- Present 7 years
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Publications
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There's No Excuse for Sloppy Automation
Financial Times
If we are to trust machines with life and death decisions, we need higher standards
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It's Not too Late for Social Media to Regulate Itself
WIRED
A self-regulatory organization for search and social media—like the financial industry's FINRA—would protect the public interest without enacting overly blunt laws that discourage innovation.
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Algorithms are an Easy Scapegoat for Volatile Markets
Financial Times
Computer-driven trading draws suspicion that obscures the advantages of algos
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Don't Binge on Bridge-Building
Wall Street Journal
Predictable spending on infrastructure would vastly improve its quality.
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Quants' Best Strategy is From the 17th Century
Wall Street Journal
Among the biggest stories in asset management over the past decade or two has been the rise of so-called quantitative investing. I say “so-called” because the label can be misleading. Catchwords like “quantitative” and “systematic” are becoming more common—but these terms are nebulous. People use them to mean all kinds of things.
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Infinite Personalization is Making Us Dumber
Business Insider
As news about “fake news” reaches a fever pitch, all the noise is drowning out what I think is a much greater threat, something related but more subtle—and far more destructive: infinite personalization.
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How Efficiency Is Wiping Out the Middle Class
The New York Times
I still believe that A.I. and automation can keep bringing good to the world. Its effects on middle-skill workers, in America’s industrial Midwest and elsewhere, however, worry me.
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Optum Labs, the research and development arm of UnitedHealth Group, and Cornell Tech have created a collaborative research hub to identify new…
Optum Labs, the research and development arm of UnitedHealth Group, and Cornell Tech have created a collaborative research hub to identify new…
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"To ensure our society is built to survive the next century, we must all become climate funders." - Kathleen (Katy) Knight, Executive Director. Read…
"To ensure our society is built to survive the next century, we must all become climate funders." - Kathleen (Katy) Knight, Executive Director. Read…
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Which innovations will be the most impactful over the next 30 years? Our co-chairman and co-founder David Siegel spoke with Bloomberg News on the…
Which innovations will be the most impactful over the next 30 years? Our co-chairman and co-founder David Siegel spoke with Bloomberg News on the…
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"The pandemic proved that schools are serving a multidimensional purpose across communities and generations" - Kathleen (Katy) Knight, Executive…
"The pandemic proved that schools are serving a multidimensional purpose across communities and generations" - Kathleen (Katy) Knight, Executive…
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Today, the Learning Engineering Tools Competition announced 30 winning teams, which will share nearly $4 million in prizes to develop improved ed…
Today, the Learning Engineering Tools Competition announced 30 winning teams, which will share nearly $4 million in prizes to develop improved ed…
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The creation of Cornell Tech wasn’t about just launching another engineering school. It’s been a bold experiment to rapidly bring technical…
The creation of Cornell Tech wasn’t about just launching another engineering school. It’s been a bold experiment to rapidly bring technical…
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MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Dean Dan Huttenlocher believes bringing disciplines together is the best way to address challenges and…
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Dean Dan Huttenlocher believes bringing disciplines together is the best way to address challenges and…
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I was honored to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island with this group of amazing visionaries!
I was honored to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island with this group of amazing visionaries!
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Congratulations to Haixiang Zhang who has been named the 2022 winner of Two Sigma's PhD Fellowship based on his studies within the mathematics…
Congratulations to Haixiang Zhang who has been named the 2022 winner of Two Sigma's PhD Fellowship based on his studies within the mathematics…
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Excited to be part of the conversation around the importance of Data Science for Everyone!
Excited to be part of the conversation around the importance of Data Science for Everyone!
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At Siegel Family Endowment, we believe that philanthropy is uniquely positioned to advance a digital infrastructure that will support an…
At Siegel Family Endowment, we believe that philanthropy is uniquely positioned to advance a digital infrastructure that will support an…
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2022 represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rebuild and reimagine America’s infrastructure systems with public interest technology (PIT) as…
2022 represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rebuild and reimagine America’s infrastructure systems with public interest technology (PIT) as…
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