Tuomas Sandholm, the Angel Jordan University Professor of Computer Science, is the first from CMU to receive the Award for Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Humanity.
Awarded annually since 2021 it is among the most prestigious given by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI).
The award has honored the positive impacts of artificial intelligence to protect, enhance & improve human life in meaningful ways with long-lived effects.