All Signature Events
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.
October 16, 2026 (Mountain View, CA)
A gathering of business leaders, technologists, and academics to examine how AI is transforming strategy, operations, and leadership. Hosted by the Tuck School of Business.
October 29-31, 2026 (Hanover, NH)
AI at 70: What Must Remain Human?
Seventy years after AI was launched at Dartmouth, we’re convening leaders from government, industry, and academia, along with scholars, critics, and students to discuss what AI makes possible, question its limits, and confront the challenges it creates. Attend in person or watch the livestream.
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.
Past Events
October 14, 2026 (Hanover, NH)
How AI Is Restructuring Social Life
A talk by sociologist Mona Sloane on AI as a new form of social infrastructure, one that embeds prediction into how institutions and professions organize social life. Hosted by the Dartmouth Autonomy Seminar.
October 5, 2026 (Hanover, NH)
Copyright, AI, and the Future of Research
Authors Alliance executive director Dave Hansen explained what researchers can legally do with AI and large collections of online text and data, and what is more likely to draw legal scrutiny. This event was hosted by Dartmouth Libraries.
October 6, 2026 (Hanover, NH)
AI, Cybersecurity, and National Defense
Emily Harding of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a former CIA and National Security Council official, talked with Dartmouth government professor Daryl Press about how AI and cyber tools are changing intelligence work and national defense. This event was co-sponsored by the Alexander Hamilton Society and the Davidson Institute for Global Security.
September 23, 2026 (Hanover, NH)
Comparing AIs and the Human Brain: The Challenge of Agency
During the Reese Prosser Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Department of Mathematics, Fields Medalist David Mumford of Brown University explored what large language models might be missing before they can act with agency.
September 22, 2026 (Lebanon, NH)
Ethics Everywhere: Past Lessons, Present Failures, and the Future of Medicine
Radiologist Judy Wawira Gichoya of Emory University, whose research evaluates AI for bias and fairness and builds more diverse datasets for machine learning in medicine, presented as part of the Dartmouth Cancer Center Grand Rounds.
September 21-22, 2026 (Hanover, NH)
Artificial Intelligence and Indigenous Innovations Symposium
A two-day symposium that brings together leading scholars to examine the intersections of artificial intelligence, Indigenous data creation, and environmental futures.
September 11, 2026 (San Francisco, CA)
Demonstrates how entrepreneurship requires human judgment, creative vision, and ethical consideration, especially in the age of AI
June 3, 2026 (Hanover, NH)
Dartmouth's termly showcase of student-built technology and design projects marked the 70th anniversary year with an AI-focused competition featuring six themed $1,000 prizes, alongside demos spanning apps, hardware, and human-centered design. A panel of Dartmouth alumni working in AI across research, industry, and entrepreneurship followed the next day.
Feb. 26–27, 2026 (Hanover, NH)
The McGuire Prize event launched the 70th anniversary year with Hany Farid, whose 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.