'The artificial agents based in large measure on so-called deep learning… are intrinsically untrustworthy…” Professor Selmer Bringsjord tells Lifewire, discussing Google’s conversational AI assistant Astra. bit.ly/3ULs37T

This past academic year, our Science and Technology Studies Department welcomed three new faculty members: Tankut Atuk, Adam Biggs, and Matthew Wolf-Meyer. Together, they will advance human health and healthy equity. bit.ly/3wKzLXW

Congrats to Professor Boleslaw Szymanski, Professor Chunyu Wang, and Professor Steven Cramer for their well-deserved recognition by AAAS. Szymanski and Wang have been elected fellows and Cramer was elected council member of the Section on Engineering. bit.ly/3UoYDfs

Congratulations, Class of 2024, we can’t wait to see what you do next! #RPI2024 #RPI200

Meghan Lenihan Moulder ’10, president of the Rensselaer Alumni Association (RAA) welcomes our graduates to the RAA. “I know you will face future challenges with tenacity and problem-solving skills that are unparalleled.” #RPI2024 #RPI200

Puckman got to catch up with one of his favorite alums, Reid Wiseman after 9 years today as he was in town to give the bicentennial commencement address! Congratulations to all the Rensselaer graduates and their families today! #RPI #LetsGoRed

Jacob Michael Croce was awarded the J. Erik Jonsson Prize for achieving the highest academic record in the undergraduate class. #RPI2024 #RPI200

Commencement speaker Reid Wiseman shares advice with the graduates: “Minimize regret. That is the one thing I would like to leave you with, to bestow upon you as you venture out into the world. Take pause every now and then… if you are not on the right path, step off that path.”

Emily Warren Roebling, portrayed by Liz Wisan (script by AI w/human intervention), addresses the graduates: “As you venture forth, let your actions be guided by an unwavering dedication to the betterment of humankind.” #RPI2024 #RPI200

President Martin A. Schmidt ’81, Ph.D.: “Today you are graduating into a world poised to be transformed by emerging technologies like AI and quantum and you, too, are going to be shaping revolutions.” #RPI2024 #RPI200

Our Bicentennial Commencement has begun! #RPI200

Happy graduation day, Class of 2024! 🎓👏 Watch our Bicentennial Commencement ceremony livestream this morning starting at 8:30 a.m. EDT: bit.ly/4dYHsKX #RPI2024 #RPI200

Joan Llabre, Ph.D., has always found the strength to persevere through trying times. Throughout her journey, she’s battled an illness, coped with the unexpected loss of her brother, and navigated her mother’s cancer diagnosis. bit.ly/4bL2tqb #RPI2024 #RPI200

After successfully defending her dissertation in summer of 2023, Hilal Pataci, Ph.D., started her career as a tenure-track assistant professor at UTSA. Learn how her research is transforming organizations: bit.ly/3K5YwRh #RPI2024 #RPI200

Thank you to everyone who attended our historic Bicentennial Colloquy! It was fascinating to hear the perspectives of Reid Wiseman and Emily Warren Roebling, two role models separated by history but united by their passion for engineering and discovery. #RPI2024 #RPI200

Aziz Tamim '24 has experienced more upheaval than most people do in a lifetime. As a refugee, he traveled from Iraq through Syria and Jordan before arriving in the Capital Region. Tomorrow, he graduates with his B.S. in civil engineering. bit.ly/3wuklad #RPI2024 #RPI200

Emily Warren Roebling, portrayed by actor Liz Wisan (script by AI, augmented w/human intervention) on crossing the Brooklyn Bridge with a rooster: “Carrying it was a gesture to signify triumph and the dawn of a new era for the bridge, the city, and women.” #RPI2024 #RPI200

Antoinette Maniatty and Kriss Roebling, descendants of Emily Warren Roebling, join the panelists on stage to share their perspectives. #RPI2024 #RPI200

Emily Roebling, portrayed by actor Liz Wisan (script by AI augmented w/human intelligence): “I became the Colonel’s eyes and ears and an advocate for the [Brooklyn] bridge in my own right, immersed in the intricacies of engineering and management; a domain reserved for men.”

Emily Warren Roebling, portrayed by actor Liz Wisan, and scripted by AI augmented with human intelligence, reflects on her husband’s time at RPI: “He was young and alone, and in my opinion, RPI prepared him for the rigors that awaited him.” #RPI2024 #RPI200