Congratulations to @florian_tramer – a grantee of our Science of Trustworthy AI program – on receiving the 2026 USENIX Security Test of Time Award for his influential work on model stealing and the security of machine learning systems.
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- In 2021 a paper finally worked out the dynamics of a single perceptron w/ bias. One artificial neuron. That question was open until 2021. Large models now hold ~half a trillion of them. @orvieto_antonio thinks fully understanding them is almost impossible, and that's the appeal.
- $26 million to 5 international teams working to turn abstract climate models into real-world action across grids, cities and farms. Meet the DEVI teams: buff.ly/Zarbtnh Round 2 of DEVI, on urban decarbonization, accepting EOIs through Oct 2: buff.ly/dHMeyE9
- As AI models grow, AI2050 Early Career Fellow @orvieto_antonio argues that understanding how they learn is increasingly important. In our latest Community Perspective, he discusses developing better benchmarks for evaluating genomic foundation models. ai2050.schmidtsciences.org/community-pers…
- Join us for the inaugural science symposium for the Eric & Wendy Schmidt Observatory System and the first gathering of the teams, awardees, and researchers who'll help shape the tools and earliest science. 🗓 Nov 3–5, 2026 📍 Florence, IT Interest form: symposium.schmidtobservatorysystem.org
