Ever wonder what connects White House science policy, inspiring the next generation, and high-impact philanthropy?

Our President @kumargarg.bsky.social has spent a career at the intersection—and shares what he’s learned on the Pathways to Progress podcast.

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With support from the Schultz Family Foundation, we’re designing CareerNet—a new initiative to build benchmarks and build better AI tools for career discovery and navigation.

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Today we launched the Big if True Science (BiTS) Accelerator—an accelerator to train scientists & researchers in designing and executing bold, field-changing coordinated research programs. Powered by our partnership with @aria-research.bsky.social, BiTS will launch its first cohort in Spring 2025.

Some of the biggest scientific challenges require more than just grants or VC funding. Our new Coordinated Research Programs Playbook explores how actively managed, cross-disciplinary R&D efforts can drive real-world breakthroughs! renaissancephilanthropy.org/playbooks/co...

Renaissance Philanthropy and XTX Markets have launched a $9.2 million "AI for Math fund" to support the development of new AI tools as long-term building blocks to advance mathematics. (I have agreed to serve on the advisory board for this fund.) renaissancephilanthropy.org/news-and-ins...

How to spur medical innovation with faster, better, and cheaper clinical trials.

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I really wish there was more interest in benchmarking AI models on real tasks.

The fact that there are not 30 different benchmarks from different organizations in medicine, in law, in advice quality, etc. is a big shame. People are using systems for these things anyway & we don’t know implications.

Fin Moorehouse invited me to be a guest interviewer on the Hear This Idea podcast, so I got to ask the great Tom Kalil a bunch of things I’ve always wanted to! t.co/VrhpQgWWgz

The latest Trending in Ed features @kumargarg.bsky.social the President of Renaissance Philanthropy talking #AI, #EdTech, and the role #philanthropy can play in the #futureofeducation

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One thing I pushed for in this piece is a bunch of links to our work at @employamerica.bsky.social and @ifp.bsky.social.

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Renaissance Philanthropy and XTX Markets have launched a $9.2 million "AI for Math fund" to support the development of new AI tools as long-term building blocks to advance mathematics. (I have agreed to serve on the advisory board for this fund.) renaissancephilanthropy.org/news-and-ins...