Pack Press and Alumni News

5/1/24

Tom Gruber '81, AI Pioneer and Co-Creator of Siri, Gives Lecture on Campus

Tom Gruber ’81 is a product designer and entrepreneur who uses AI technology to augment human intelligence, individually and collectively. He was co-founder, CTO, and head of design for the team that created Siri, the first intelligent assistant for everyone. In 2010, Siri was purchased by Apple and remains central to the user experience of all Apple products. Today, Siri is used more than 25 billion times a month in dozens of languages around the world. Throughout his career, Tom has pursued how technology can help us live better lives. Applying ideas from artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and design, Tom’s work explores how connecting people and machines can foster collaboration, learning, knowledge sharing, and getting things done. Please join us this evening, Wednesday, May 1, for a lecture by Tom Gruber ’81 on AI, Big Data, and Humanity as part of the Fr. Carter Lecture Series.

4/3/24

Dr. Robert Gnuse Receives 2024 Dux Academicus Award