Our program is for corporate leaders across critical industries who need to to navigate AI disruption with clarity and confidence, and want responsible, commercially viable AI they can actually use.

The sAIpien program is cohort-based and can only work with five companies per year, in non-competing verticals. Here’s what we do.

Set New Standards for Human-Computer-Interactions

We’ve set a new benchmark for ethical AI, HCI2™, creating the principles that guide our members in developing solutions that are inclusive, responsible, and transparent.

Establish Cooperative Advantage

We unite non-competitive, cross-industry cohorts into an ecosystem for shared learning, auditable data, and symbiotic insights that lead to business and culture transformation.

Create AI-Literate Leaders

We educate and inspire people and organizations to use AI confidently and responsibly, cultivating literacy and agency at every level, while turning AI disruption into a competitive advantage.

Build Interoperable AI Products

We build the next generation of AI products and platforms, turning moonshot ideas into scalable solutions that deliver measurable societal, economic, and competitive impact. 

Key Member Benefit

Unparalleled Access to Cross-Sector AI Experts 

• Access to faculty and futurists: Closed-door collaboration with
world-class researchers across the five imperatives
• Immersion in the MIT Media Lab: Exposure to cutting-edge labs (Human Dynamics, City Science, Space Enabled, and more) where new technological frontiers are explored.
• Cross-industry alliance network: A trusted, non-competitive cohort for shared learning, transparent ways of working, and market-making partnerships.

Tangible AI Products and Roadmaps

• Real prototypes, not slide decks: Rapid proofs-of-concept that de-risk priority use cases and inform strategic direction.
• Exclusive digital-twin access: A living, privacy-preserving model of your experts/organization to simulate scenarios, test decisions, and train human-AI agents before production.
• Actionable roadmap: Translation of moonshot ideas into executable pathways for products that make real commercial and societal impact.

Executive-Level AI Confidence

• Leadership literacy and readiness: Board-ready governance and strategy, with executive briefings and toolkits that raise AI fluency across the organization.
• Responsible AI assurance: Guidance for data safety, privacy, audit assurances, and interoperable data strategies.
• Culture playbooks: Practical guides to build a human-centered AI-driven culture of innovation.

What we are looking for

• Executives and innovation leaders from large organizations with a strong existing understanding of Corporate Dynamics, Digital Transformation, and AI.
• Individuals responsible for guiding their organization's and sector's long-term strategic direction in the context of AI, its adoption, and innovation.
• Leaders with the capacity to envision and champion bold, transformative AI initiatives for their companies and sectors.
• Strategic decision-makers seeking to understand how to move beyond incremental technology-led AI adoption towards fundamental organizational change.

Each Cohort will be prepared with:

• Presentations of emerging AI technologies and vision: Deep dives into the sAIpien Program's philosophy, framework, and ongoing research.
• AI Power Panel: Conversation with Education and Industry Leaders to help participants envision the AI-powered future of their organizations and sectors.
• Case Study Discussions: Exploration of real-world examples of successful AI transformation and Human-AI collaboration.
• AI Readiness Self-Assessment: Participants will engage with the AI Readiness Score Sheet to evaluate their organization's current standing.

• Networking Opportunities: Dedicated time to connect with fellow leaders and members of the sAIpien Program team.

How to Apply

sAIpien is designed for some of the largest companies in the world through engagement with C-Suites and Boards of Directors who want to shape the future of their organizations and the market through advanced research.

Contact us to learn more:
e.   rahnama@mit.edu
w.  media.mit.edu