Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series - Thriving with AI: Agency and Understanding to Make AI Work for Society

 

Professor Ravi Bapna and Professor Anindya Ghose, in their new MIT Press book, Thrive: Maximizing Well-being in the Age of AI, tackle the challenge of demystifying AI for the layperson using examples from everyday life. They hope that by giving citizens agency and understanding in shaping AI, we can maximise the benefits of this newest industrial revolution.

At the Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series, join Professor Ravi Bapna in conversation with Professor Anandsivam Gopal as they navigate through the ‘House of AI,’ a framework that provides a holistic perspective on the different pillars and layers of AI. They will discuss the role of generative AI versus traditional AI, the barriers companies face in adopting this technology, how we should think about the future of work and reskilling the workforce, and what an agentic future looks like where AI augments human intelligence and capacity.

 

Programme Schedule: 

Public (in-person at Gaia Auditorium at NBS or via Zoom)
6.30 pm - 7.30 pm	Networking Dinner (Registration starts at 6.15pm at Gaia, NBS)
7.30 pm - 9.00 pm	Public Lecture, followed by Q&A Session at Gaia Auditorium, NBS
9.00 pm	End of event

Register for event: 

• In-Person at Gaia Auditorium at NBS
• Online (Zoom) - 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm