# Alex Pentland
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Alex Paul "Sandy" Pentland (born 1951) is an American computer scientist, the Toshiba Professor at MIT, and serial entrepreneur.
== Education ==
Pentland received his bachelors from the University of Michigan and obtained his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982.
== Career ==
He started as lecturer at Stanford University in both computer science and psychology, and joined the MIT faculty in 1986, where he became Academic Head of the Media Laboratory and received the Toshiba Chair in Media Arts and Sciences, and later joined the faculty of the MIT School of Engineering and the MIT Sloan School.
'Shared Wisdom': A top AI expert considers how the potent tech can help us heal our polarized world
In an era of acute political and social polarization, it's tempting to think of people in America and around the world as sequestered in insular camps, talking over each other and rarely achieving a meeting of the minds that can lead to cooperation and progress.
But separating and isolating oursel…
Shared Wisdom, with Dr. Alex Pentland (AI, Technology, Business, Data Science)
Alex “Sandy” Pentland, a Professor at MIT, a Stanford University Fellow, and one of the most cited computational scientists in the world, dives into the misunderstood issues and opportunities around artificial intelligence, including alignment, human centricity, how different nations are handling t…
949: Why AI Keeps Failing Society, with Stanford professor Alex “Sandy” Pentland
Alex “Sandy” Pentland, Toshiba Professor of Media Arts & Science at MIT and Fellow at Stanford, speaks to Jon Krohn about his new book, Shared Wisdom, why he attributes AI to the collapse of the Soviet Union, and why those risks to society could still be relevant today. We can only achieve better s…
Ep 102 - Alex 'Sandy' Pentland on Humanizing Technology
Professor Alex 'Sandy' Pentland, one of the most renowned computational scientists in the world, joins Vasant Dhar in Episode 102 of Brave New World to discuss the state and development of human-centric AI.
Useful Resources: 1. Alex 'Sandy' Pentland. 2. Stanford Research Institute. 3. MIT Media La…
Shared Wisdom: Why AI Should Enhance Human Judgment, Not Replace It | Secure Talk with Alex Pentland
Most AI discourse swings between paradise and doom—but the real question is how we architect these systems to enhance human understanding rather than replace decision-making. MIT Professor Alex "Sandy" Pentland reveals why treating AI as an information tool instead of an authority is critical for c…
Alex Pentland with David Sloan Wilson - Evolving Alignment Podcast
Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland is a Stanford Human-Centered AI Fellow, MIT Toshiba Professor, and one of the world’s most influential computer scientists. His work has helped pioneer computational social science, collective intelligence, and data-driven approaches to understanding how people cooperate, comm…
The Machines Will See You Now: Anmol Madan's Human Roadmap to AI Health Care
“The machines today are like toddlers learning how to walk. They stumble. They’re not very good. They make mistakes.” — Anmol Madan
One in three American adults are already using AI for health information — with or without their doctors’ permission. The machines, in other words, are already seein…
#52 Computational Antitrust is Here to Stay w/ Dr. Thibault Schrepel
In this episode, I discuss with Thibault Schrepel how computational antitrust is transforming legal standards and enforcement practices. He shares insights on the rapid adoption of AI tools by competition agencies, the benefits and challenges of automation, and the future of this evolving field.You…
494—The Politics of Desire—The Three Paths: Fundamentalism, Liberal Postmodernism and the New Story of Value—CosmoErotic Humanism
This piece is a lightly edited transcript of a free weekly live talk. Thus, the style of the piece is spoken word and not a formal essay. Edited by Dorothea Betz.
This piece can also be listened to as a podcast on your favorite podcast player.
How We Answer the Three Great Questions Is Vital in Thi…
494—The Politics of Desire—The Three Paths: Fundamentalism, Liberal Postmodernism and the New Story of Value—CosmoErotic Humanism
This piece is a lightly edited transcript of a free weekly live talk. Thus, the style of the piece is spoken word and not a formal essay. Edited by Dorothea Betz.
This piece can also be listened to as a podcast on your favorite podcast player.
How We Answer the Three Great Questions Is Vital in Thi…
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