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Dean’s Speaker: What Society Must Require from AI
October 28, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
WHAT SOCIETY MUST REQUIRE FROM AI
A lecture with Dr. Ronald M. Baecker, Emeritus Professor of Computer Science and Bell Chair in Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Toronto
Dr. Baecker will discuss the dangers of premature use of AI, and what society must require of algorithms affecting human welfare, health, life, and death. The talk will be of interest to researchers in prioritizing problems for AI guided by human-computer interaction, as well as policy makers and citizens considering when and how AI technology should be deployed.
Lunch will be served following the lecture.
Ronald M. Baecker received bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees from MIT. He researched interactive computing at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory, the National Institutes of Health, Xerox PARC, Apple Computer, and the MIT Media Lab. At the University of Toronto, he founded its Knowledge Media Design Institute and its Technologies for Aging Gracefully Lab, and co-founded its Dynamic Graphics Project. He has started five software companies, leading three as founding CEO, and has taught principles of software entrepreneurship for over three decades.
Fenway Center or via Zoom