Berkeley and Columbia Expand AI & Society Hiring
RishiBommasani · x · 2026-07-17
Rishi Bommasani noted that Berkeley and Columbia have shown exceptionally strong faculty hiring in the AI & Society domain this year.
- Berkeley: @sayashk (information science), @keyonV (statistics)
- Columbia: @NeelGuha (law), @roshni714 (decision, risk & operations), @wajeehaahmad (management), @andrewjkoh (economics)
He views this as a strong signal of both universities doubling down on the intersection of AI and society.
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