Dustin Smith

Dustin is the Co-founder and CEO of Hum, working at the cross-section of scholarly publishing and tech innovation. He leads Hum’s product vision, strategy and development, and oversees solutions that leverage AI to unify and activate first-party data, including Alchemist, Hum’s deep AI suite.

By Dustin Smith

Content
When Content Finds the Reader

Readers now expect AI to deliver answers, not links. Learn how scholarly publishers can stay visible and trusted in answer-first search experiences.

Dustin Smith Nov 03, 2025
Culture & News
The Alchemist Future

AI orchestration - not AI tools - will determine winners. Hum is building Alchemist to be the orchestration layer for publisher AI.

Dustin Smith Jul 18, 2025
Culture & News
ASM Partners with Hum to Deploy AI-based Taxonomy

American Society for Microbiology selects Hum's Alchemist Taxonomy platform to enhance content organization across 16 scientific journals. AI-powered taxonomy tags 260,000+ articles automatically.

Dustin Smith Jun 03, 2025
Culture & News
Alchemist Unbound: Hum's Vision for an AI-Powered Publishing Ecosystem

We're letting Alchemist out of the kitchen - and into every part of publishing. Learn how Hum is pioneering the future of publishing.

Dustin Smith Mar 05, 2025
Technology
The Intelligence Revolution: 2025 Publishing Tech Trends

Discover 8 transformative AI trends reshaping scholarly publishing in 2025, from AI-powered analytics and hyper-personalization to community-driven content models. Expert insights on the future of academic publishing.

Dustin Smith Jan 15, 2025

Dustin Smith

By Dustin Smith

When Content Finds the Reader

The Alchemist Future

ASM Partners with Hum to Deploy AI-based Taxonomy

Alchemist Unbound: Hum's Vision for an AI-Powered Publishing Ecosystem

The Intelligence Revolution: 2025 Publishing Tech Trends