What do we all need to know about artificial intelligence (AI)?  It seems like AI is everywhere these days: transcribing meetings, summarizing web search results, helping doctors diagnose issues, driving cars and controlling spacecraft, and even serving as virtual companions. New AI capabilities and concerns raise questions about how to balance the push for innovation with meaningful protections. We’ll discuss current AI policy, legislation, and thorny issues, as well as what we need to know to be responsible users of this powerful technology.  

In-person registration is limited to 100.

Presenter Bio:

Dr. Kiri Wagstaff is an artificial intelligence researcher and educator with a focus on deployed machine learning systems that help us explore, understand, and learn about the universe.  She served as a principal researcher in machine learning at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and is currently a senior instructor at Oregon State University.  She recently spent a year as an AI subject matter expert in the U.S. Senate through the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship program. She earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Cornell University, followed by an M.S. in Geological Sciences (University of Southern California) and an MLIS in Library and Information Science (San Jose State University).  She received the Lew Allen Award for Excellence in Research and two NASA Exceptional Technology Achievement Medals.  She is passionate about keeping machine learning relevant to real-world problems.

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