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Arthur Miller Lecture in Science and Ethics: “Will Digital Intelligence Replace Biological Intelligence?” by Geoffrey Hinton
Virtual MA, United States“Humanity is at a turning point with AI,” says Geoffrey Hinton, known as the Godfather of Artificial Intelligence. The cognitive scientist and computer scientist who designed machine learning algorithms at Google and recently quit after 10 years will address his concerns about accelerated progress of deep learning and its potential impact on humanity. AI is […]
David A. Mindell: The Work of the Future
Virtual MA, United StatesThe Work of the Future: Building Better Jobs in an Age of Intelligent Machines Automation will transform our work, our lives, our society. Whether the outcome is inclusive or exclusive, fair or laissez-faire, is up to us. Getting this right is among the most important and inspiring challenges of our time – and […]
Premodern Pandemics
Virtual MA, United StatesNükhet Varlik, University of South Carolina Michael McCormick, Harvard University (tentative) Please register here: https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8nuN-O1zRZ27d3f5UjUcLQ
GLOBAL PEACE & INSECURITY SEMINAR SERIES: Missile and Nuclear Insecurity in East Asia
Virtual MA, United States"Missile and Nuclear Insecurity in East Asia" GUEST SPEAKER: Masako Ikegami, Ph. D., Professor, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan **Prior registration is required to obtain Zoom link.** To register, please contact Subrata Ghoshroy, ghoshroy@mit.edu, Research Affiliate, STS For more information, please see MIT Radius, Global Peace and Insecurity, A Seminar Series.
Sovereignties, Plagues, and Policing
Virtual MA, United StatesMary Augusta Brazelton, University of Cambridge Laura Spinney, independent writer and science journalist Please register here: https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8nuN-O1zRZ27d3f5UjUcLQ
GLOBAL PEACE & INSECURITY SEMINAR SERIES: Ten years After Fukushima: The Future of Nuclear Power in Japan
Virtual MA, United States"Ten years After Fukushima: The Future of Nuclear Power in Japan" GUEST SPEAKER: Jun Tateno, Ph.D., Executive Director, Nuclear and Energy-Related Information Center (NERIC), Tokyo, Japan **Prior registration is required to obtain Zoom link.** To register, please contact Subrata Ghoshroy, ghoshroy@mit.edu, Research Affiliate, STS For more information, please see MIT Radius, Global Peace and Insecurity, A Seminar Series. […]
Artificial Intelligence & Ethics
Virtual MA, United Stateshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjYvx_xidF4 It turns out that it is not only social scientists and humanists who are raising concerns about the realities and directions of AI; many students and faculty in engineering are also voicing hesitations about all aspects of it, something few of us have seen with previous technologies. Listen in as the panelists raise the […]
Plants and Plagues
Virtual MA, United StatesJean Beagle Ristaino, North Carolina State University John McNeill, Georgetown University Tristan Brown, MIT Please register here: https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8nuN-O1zRZ27d3f5UjUcLQ