Hany Farid to Receive McGuire Prize for Societal Impact
Artificial intelligence and digital forensics expert Hany Farid has been named the winner of the 2025 McGuire Family Prize for Societal Impact.
Farid served for two decades on Dartmouth’s faculty, where he pioneered the field of digital forensics. His innovations—including PhotoDNA, a technology deployed globally to identify and remove child exploitation imagery, and advanced deepfake detection technologies—have become essential tools for law enforcement, human rights advocates, and major tech companies including Microsoft and Google.
The $100,000 prize, established through a gift from Terry McGuire, Thayer ’82, and Carolyn Carr McGuire, Tuck ’83, recognizes Dartmouth students, faculty, staff, alumni, or friends who are making a significant positive impact on humanity, society, or the environment.
“Hany Farid’s work exemplifies the very essence of the McGuire Prize, and carries forward Dartmouth’s leadership as the birthplace of artificial intelligence nearly 70 years ago,” says President Sian Leah Beilock. “He has combined scientific rigor with an unwavering commitment to societal good, creating technologies that protect the vulnerable and preserve truth in an era of unprecedented digital complexity.”
Hany Farid is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences and the School of Information at UC Berkeley.
