I recently had the opportunity to join the board meeting at Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico City. Colleges and universities around the world are grappling with the same topics as we are here at Georgia Tech, how is rapidly evolving technology changing the world around us and how must institutes of higher education lead in this moment. I share my insight here.
This past year I contributed a chapter to Glion Colloquium's latest volume, "Trust and Truth – How They Impact the Complex Relationship between Science and Society."
On April 2, Georgia Tech hosted its inaugural symposium celebrating our Institute for Technology and Civic Leadership. The new Institute aims to be a place where people can exchange ideas freely, learn from one another, and find common ground. My opening remarks are reprinted here:
Magnus Carlsen is one of the greatest chess players in history. This Norwegian from Tønsberg holds the record for the highest Elo rating ever achieved by a human: 2,882 points. Yet today, any beginner armed with nothing more than an iPhone or Android and a free, open-source app like Stockfish 16 (rated over 3,700 Elo) would beat him 100% of the time — an insurmountable gap that makes human victory against the machine statistically impossible.
On the morning of Nov. 13, the Institute community gathered at the newly renovated D.M. Smith Building to celebrate the naming of our School of Public Policy after two of the most beloved Georgians in our state’s history: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. In a packed, standing-room-only auditorium ...
Georgia Tech cannot continue its remarkable trajectory of growth — in enrollment, research, innovation, and impact — without a strong culture of ethical conduct. That’s why it is important that we keep reminding each other that we need to earn and nurture the public trust every day — and that’s why, every year, we use an entire week to double down on the message!
Last night, I was invited to speak at the Four Pillar Tribute Award ceremony honoring Tommy Holder (IMGT 1979), chair and CEO of Holder Construction Company and former chair of the Georgia Tech Foundation board of trustees. Here’s what I had to say about my friend and fellow alumnus.
How Vertically Integrated Project Teams Like Georgia Tech’s FlameJackets Are Shaping Tomorrow’s Problem Solvers.
At Georgia Tech, we’re driven by one mission — to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. Technology matters if it helps us live better lives. Improving the human condition is not just about engineering better systems or inventing smarter tools. It’s also about understanding and nurturing what makes us human and what makes us thrive: our creativity, our emotions, our capacity to imagine and connect.