[Turing-Southampton] RIA Discourse with Dame Wendy Hall: AI Through the Looking Glass

[Susan Davies]

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The Royal Irish Academy is holding a Discourse with Dame Wendy Hall: AI Through the Looking Glass<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ria.ie%2Facademy-discourse-ai-through-looking-glass&data=04%7C01%7CTuring-Southampton%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7C55dadc7df1ec4d76013008d8da3fbcb5%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0%7C0%7C637499314572110053%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=cpc6imixSLXaBJ%2Fq%2FG0q9%2FQtAOK7YQBjxh2QeXaM9Iw%3D&reserved=0> on March 4th at 7pm

We would like to invite the staff and friends of the Web Science Institute and the University of Southampton to this event. Wendy Hall will discuss AI and ethics with Barry O’Sullivan, MRIA in a conversational style Discourse. Tickets are free but you must book in advance.

Please register here<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.ie%2Fe%2Facademy-discourse-ai-through-the-looking-glass-tickets-140057414497&data=04%7C01%7CTuring-Southampton%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7C55dadc7df1ec4d76013008d8da3fbcb5%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0%7C0%7C637499314572120009%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=ET5xEM3W6EGJHEALO9%2B629kVrxEueR6r39iSk2XwH6Y%3D&reserved=0> if you would like to attend.

This Discourse is part of our 2020/21 Series sponsored by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mhc.ie%2F&data=04%7C01%7CTuring-Southampton%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7C55dadc7df1ec4d76013008d8da3fbcb5%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0%7C0%7C637499314572120009%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=U4bhIzuhhDnXMoniNjEbsbAhI297xM58jGhHCiKIzGE%3D&reserved=0>.

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In this Discourse, Wendy Hall will lay out why we need to take a socio-technical approach to every aspect of the evolution of AI in society, to ensure that we all reap the benefits of AI and protect ourselves as much as possible from applications of AI that might be harmful to society.

Artificial Intelligence is set to transform society in the coming decades in ways that have long been predicted by science fiction writers but are only now becoming feasible.

While AI is still a long way from being as powerful as the human brain, many machines can now outperform human beings, particularly when it comes to analysing large amounts of data. This will lead to many jobs being replaced by automated processes and machines.

As with all major technological revolutions, such advancements bring with it unexpected opportunities and challenges for society with a need to consider the ethical, accountability and diversity impacts.

We hope you will be able to attend.


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