Is AI a threat or an opportunity? and what are the applications that will change our way of life?

Wednesday 15 June | 7-9pm | Online and in-person at Conway Hall, London

WEDNESDAY 15 JUNE 2022 | 7- 9pm BST | 2-4pm EDT ONLINE, IN-PERSON AND ON-DEMAND Our evening talks are back with a new format combining the best of live  and virtual experiences  Join us in-person at Conway Hall in London or online from the comfort of your own home to hear how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as one of the most important issues of our time. While we are growing used to the idea of AI impacting our daily lives, key questions remain: is AI a threat or an opportunity? What are the applications that will change our way of life? How impressive is AI, how good will it get, and how soon? Hear the answers to these questions and many more as Junior Research Fellow in AI, Beth Singler and Research Scientist, Shakir Mohamed explore both the technical and sociocultural themes in AI. FIND OUT MORE & REGISTER NOW Talk One:  fAIth - Believing in AI When we don’t understand AI, it can become something much greater in our minds than it actually is. In this talk, Beth Singler will explore our hopes and fears for AI and how they can distract from what is really happening, and who is making the decisions behind the decision machines. She will explore the stories we tell ourselves about AI, from the utopian to the dystopian, and discuss what it means to believe in AI. FIND OUT MORE Beth Singler, Junior Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence, University of Cambridge Talk Two:  Advancing science through AI new thinking in weather, engineering and energy Shakir Mohamed, Research Scientist, DeepMind Shakir Mohamed will discuss how the tools of AI, including data-driven analysis, prediction, control, and generation, are being used to combat crucial challenges in weather, engineering and energy. He will show that these aren’t only technical problems, but also social ones, and reveal why understanding AI as a sociotechnical field is so important. Shakir will also argue that greater understanding is needed if AI is to serve our shared prosperity. FIND OUT MORE & REGISTER NOW BONUS CONTENT INCLUDED IN YOUR ONLINE EVENT TICKET Selected New Scientist articles including: Forget rampant killer robots: AI’s real danger is far more insidious​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Hybrid AI: A new way to make machine minds that really think like us Supersized AIs: Are truly intelligent machines just a matter of scale? Two addition on-demand talks: Marcus du Sautoy: Can an AI be creative? How long before an artificial intelligence composes a symphony, write a prizewinning novel, or paints a masterpiece, asks mathematician Marcus du Sautoy. Beth Singler: What machines can tell us about being human?  Are intelligences we create the best mirror of ourselves? In this on-demand talk Beth looks at real and imagined robots to find out. FIND OUT MORE & REGISTER NOW Facebook Twitter Instagram This email has been sent to submitpostforlive@gmail.com UNSUBSCRIBE from the New Scientist Events emails   MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT to select which emails you receive PRIVACY POLICY CONTACT US   Disclaimer This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) ("Intended Recipient") to whom it is addressed. It may contain information which is privileged and confidential. Accordingly any dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this message or any of its content by any person other than the Intended Recipient may constitute a breach of civil or criminal law and is strictly prohibited. If you are not the Intended Recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible.   We and our third party service providers may use cookies and other web technologies in conjunction with this email. These technologies are used to understand activity with this email and on certain portions of our website. This enables us to improve our site, your experience on our site, and the offerings that we may provide to you. If you do not want these technologies placed on your device, please opt-out of receiving emails from us. Copyright New Scientist Registered Office: New Scientist, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, Kensington, London, W8 5TT Registered in England under Company No. 10644366 Australian mailing address: PO Box 2315, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012, Australia Registered in Australia under ABN 22 621 413 170