The 70th Anniversary
Seventy years ago, AI got its name. In 2026, we're asking what comes next.
Signature Events
Join us for a year of events commemorating the past and shaping the future of artificial intelligence.
February 26-27, 2026 (Hanover, NH)
McGuire Prize
Launches the 70th anniversary year with a figure who embodies where AI, human judgment, and ethical responsibility must work in concert. Hany Farid's career pioneering digital forensics demonstrates the Dartmouth approach—using AI to expand what's possible while keeping human judgment, innovation, and ethical responsibility at the center
Spring 2026 (Hanover, NH)
DALI TechniGala Student Prize
Visiting scholars, practitioners, and thought leaders will extend various dimensions of the human judgment, creativity, and ethical reasoning framework across disciplines and sectors.
October 16, 2026 (Hanover, NH)
The Dartmouth AI Conference
A gathering of business leaders, technologists, and academics to examine how AI is transforming strategy, operations, and leadership.
October 29-30, 2026 (Hanover, NH)
The Dartmouth Conference, Revisited
Taking inspiration from the summer workshop 70 years ago, this conference convenes researchers, developers, and institutional leaders to clarify where AI can assist judgment and creativity, where these capacities must remain human-led, where ethical guardrails are essential, and where accountability ultimately lives.
September 2026 (San Francisco, CA)
Magnuson Entrepreneurs Forum
Demonstrates how entrepreneurship requires human judgment, creative vision, and ethical consideration, especially in the age of AI
Spring 2027 (New York City, NY)
Future of Work
An event focused on how organizations can structure work to preserve human judgment, creative capacity, and ethical accountability as AI capabilities expand—and what this means for how we educate future workers and leaders.