The future of AI - Wednesday 15 June | 7-9pm BST | online and in-person at Conway Hall, London

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WEDNESDAY 15 JUNE 2022 | 7- 9pm BST | 2-4pm EDT IN-PERSON | ONLINE AND ON-DEMAND LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER TOMORROW 7PM BST | 2pm EDT   "If AI could reach human level intelligence, it might then surpass it into superintelligence, it would be the equivalent of a cosmological singularity you have in a black hole or at the beginning of the universe."  Beth Singler, Junior Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence, University of Cambridge 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. Today, AI is a powerful tool for specific jobs, but it's not too far fetched to think it will soon be as intelligent as humans and even far surpass our brains in the coming decades.  In this talk, Beth Singler envisages a future where AIs are so advanced we might consider them 'godlike' and Shakir Mohamed will look at the how the tools of AI, are being used to combat crucial challenges we face. FIND OUT MORE & REGISTER NOW Talk One:  fAIth - Believing in AI Beth Singler, Junior Research Fellow, Artificial Intelligence, University of Cambridge 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. . 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