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MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Henry Ellis Warren (1894) Professor

Computer Science and AI & Decision-Making Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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Daniel Huttenlocher

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Daniel Huttenlocher is the inaugural dean of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing. Previously he helped found Cornell Tech, the digital technology oriented graduate school created by Cornell University in New York City, and served as its first Dean and Vice Provost. His research and teaching have been recognized by a number of awards including ACM Fellow and CASE Professor of the Year. Huttenlocher's main research interests are in computer vision, social media, and understanding AI. He has a mix of academic and industry background, having been a Computer Science faculty member at Cornell, researcher and manager at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), and CTO of a fintech startup. He served as a member and as the chair of the board of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and currently serves as a member of the boards of Corning Inc. and Amazon.com. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, and master's and doctorate from MIT.

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Strategy and Innovation

Making AI Work: Machine Intelligence for Business and Society

Artificial Intelligence

Organizations & Leadership

Strategy & Innovation

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Making AI Work: Machine Intelligence for Business and Society
Self-Paced Online

STARTING

Aug 13–Sep 24, 2025

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Online

DURATION

6 weeks

COMMITMENT

6–8 Hours

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$3,250

STARTING

Aug 13–Sep 24, 2025

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

6 weeks

COMMITMENT

6–8 Hours

TUITION

$3,250

Nov 19, 2025–Jan 28, 2026

Online

6 weeks

6–8 Hours

$3,250

STARTING

Nov 19, 2025–Jan 28, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

6 weeks

COMMITMENT

6–8 Hours

TUITION

$3,250

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