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Schmidt Futures is a philanthropic venture founded by Eric Schmidt and Wendy Schmidt in 2017. The philanthropy funds science and technology research and talent networking programs. The organization's grants include large-scale "moonshots". Schmidt Futures is based in New York City with offices in Washington, D.C., and London.
Founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt, Schmidt Futures is a charitable organization that finds and connects talented people across fields, generations, and geographies to harness their collective skills for public benefit.
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Oct 26, 2022 · The Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, a program of Schmidt Futures, aims to accelerate the next scientific revolution by applying AI to research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
One of Schmidt Futures’ earliest grantees (now spun out to a group called Gradient) has created a product which was named one of Time’s Best Inventions of 2022. The hybrid heating and cooling window unit reduces carbon emissions by 50-80% compared to conventional air conditioning technology.
Feb 16, 2022 · AI2050 is an initiative of Schmidt Futures, conceived and co-chaired by Eric Schmidt and James Manyika, that aims to support exceptional people working on key opportunities and hard problems that are critical to get right for society to benefit from AI.
Nov 13, 2019 · Schmidt Futures is a philanthropic initiative founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt in 2017 to find exceptional people and help them do more for others together. Schmidt Futures knits talent into networks, bets on the most promising ideas through diverse forms of competition and support, and equips people to scale through partners and modern tools.
Mar 15, 2023 · NEW YORK, MARCH, 15, 2023 – Today, Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic initiative of Eric and Wendy Schmidt, and Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin announced a $50 million commitment to Convergent Research and its platform of Focused Research Organizations (FROs), a new research model designed to eliminate bottlenecks to scientific progress ...
