AI tools can be used to generate content, but only humans can generate context. In an age full of systems designed for scale and demanding the rapid processing of data, local institutions can help preserve meaningful context for their communities.
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced an inaugural investment of more than $18 million to 44 multidisciplinary, multi-sector teams across the U.S. through the NSF Responsible Design, Development and Deployment of Technologies (NSF ReDDDoT) program.
Featured on Working Nation's Work in Progress podcast, Josh Elder, vice president and head of grantmaking for Siegel Family Endowment, discusses the importance of tech connectivity in creating access and opportunity to jobs in rural America and the overall impact technology is having on society, education, and the way we do our jobs.
It’s so easy to get caught up in the grind at this midpoint of the year. At Siegel, we’ve been immersed in pushing our grantmaking forward and executing the strategy refresh we designed and rolled out at the beginning of the year.
Throughout 2024, Aspen Digital, with Siegel funding, has been leading the conversation with newsroom and publishing leaders, AI executives and technologists, and other experts on how the news media might experiment with AI tools, while adhering to journalistic values and business imperatives. Read the resulting insights and recommendations.
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy convened leaders across the technology ecosystem to celebrate the important role of government technologists, and to highlight efforts to build a robust, inclusive technology landscape that works for everyone in America.
A techno-pragmatist view recognizes the ubiquity and possibility of technology while acknowledging its limitations and those of the ecosystem that creates it. Read the latest from Katy Knight in Impact Alpha
Read the final installment of Siegel Emerging Technology Consultant Eryk Salvaggio’s series on the relationships between images, their archives, and datasets.
After attending the Education Writers Association’s 2024 National Seminar, Siegel External Engagement Associate Ellery Wong shares her insights on how student journalism can strengthen the broader information ecosystem.
Last year Siegel funded a cohort of education media organizations that serve different audiences and aspects of the news media industry. We sat down with representatives from each organization to discuss how AI and its associated impacts are - and could be - shaping the future of information ecosystems.
The Siegel Research Team set themselves the challenge of articulating “10 big questions” that we should be grappling with in order to gain greater understanding of the challenges and opportunities that we all face. The list captures our brainstorming at the end of 2023, and incorporates numerous refinements based on many discussions we’ve had in early 2024.
At Siegel we believe that to build a future where technology serves the public interest and improves people’s lives, we need more than just technologists—we need people who come from many disciplines and backgrounds and can apply their unique skills and perspectives to solving big problems that span tech and society.