Research

AI and the Labor Market: Megan Rivera on How Policymakers Can Regulate AI to Create a Better Economy for All

Megan Rivera was a 2024-2025 Siegel Research Fellow and is a fellow at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, where she studies the impact of AI on the labor market and economy, among other topics. We sat down with Megan to learn more about her recent policy brief, how she found her fit working in legislative politics, the potential for integrating worker voice into decision-making around AI, and how the Siegel Research Fellowship helped expand her horizons.

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Meet Our 2025-2026 Siegel Research Fellows

Siegel Family Endowment is proud to announce the 2025–2026 cohort of Siegel Research Fellows. This cohort brings together a group of scholars and practitioners working at the intersections of technology, labor, and governance. Spanning economics, computer science, law, ethnography, public policy, and public interest technology, the fellows are united by a shared focus on power, participation, and accountability in technological systems.

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A new name, a continued commitment to understanding intelligence

The MIT Quest for Intelligence has been renamed the MIT Siegel Family Quest for Intelligence in recognition of support from David Siegel. SQI’s goal is to understand intelligence — how brains produce it and how it can be replicated in artificial systems to address real-world problems that exceed the capabilities of current AI technologies.

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AI and the Search for Truth: Kylan Rutherford on Data Voids, Distrust, and the Pathways to Better Information

Kylan Rutherford is a Siegel Research Fellow at New York University’s Center for Social Media and Politics, where he studies the complex relationship between social media content creators, platform consumers, and the platforms themselves. We sat down with Kylan to learn more about his research on how AI is affecting search, misinformation, and data voids.

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2025 Q1 Events Recap

We may be a small team, but our reach is mighty. Over the past quarter, we’ve traveled across the country and around the globe to seek out new perspectives, fresh solutions, and burgeoning insights that will shape our work in 2025.

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Siegel Family Endowment Awards Over $16.3 Million to Strengthen Workforce Innovation, Infrastructure, and Philanthropy

Our latest grants reaffirm our commitment to building a more inclusive technological future by supporting comprehensive research, shaping human-centered policies, and fostering community-driven innovation to ensure these advancements benefit everyone.

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From Oscilloscopes to AI Policy: Building a Foundation of Public AI Understanding with Eleanor Tursman

Eleanor Tursman, a Siegel Fellow from 2022 to 2024, serves as an Emerging Technologies Researcher at The Aspen Institute, focusing on the intersection of novel technologies, public education, and public policy. They recently sat down with Siegel Emerging Tech Advisor Eryk Salvaggio to discuss their journey and work on AI primers, literacy, and interdisciplinary approaches to ecosystem change

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Q&A with Siegel Research Fellow at the University of North Carolina’s Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life Yvonne Eadon 

Yvonne Eadon is an assistant professor in the School of Information Science at the University of Kentucky investigating feminized conspiracy theories and the gender dynamics within online communities that form around them, as well as how information institutions interface with and assist researchers with alternative or conspiratorial viewpoints. 

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