Professor Wooldridge awarded Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Senior Fellowship

Professor Michael Wooldridge has been awarded a Schmidt Sciences AI2050 Senior Fellowship, enabling him to advance his research into the foundations of multi-agent systems using large language model technology.

Multi-agent systems involve AI systems interacting with one another. Although multi-agent systems have been studied for decades, take-up of the technology has been limited to niche applications. The field has been rejuvenated by the arrival of Large Language Models – powerful, general-purpose AI systems – which has led to a rush of applications. But many of these are not informed by the decades of previous research on multi-agent systems. Through his work, Professor Wooldridge intends to bring the power of Large Language Models to agents, with a view to rethinking the foundations of the multi-agent systems field.

The AI2050 Senior Fellowship is a huge honour and a fantastic opportunity. I’m proud to be joining such a distinguished group of Senior Fellows, and very excited about the possibility of going back to the very foundations of multi-agent systems, and thinking about what that means in a world with powerful general purpose AI at our disposal. Professor Wooldridge

The AI2050 programme at Schmidt Sciences is a philanthropic initiative that supports exceptional people who have made significant contributions to their field to work on opportunities and problems that are critical to ensuring that society benefits from AI.

Professor Wooldridge’s Senior Fellowship will commence on 1 March 2025.