Gibbons Lecture - Our future with AI

 

There’s been dramatic progress in learning skills, such as object recognition, translation and speech, and in difficult but uncomplicated tasks like playing chess, Go and video games. Traditional AI focused on improving complex tasks, using knowledge and reasoning, that have driven human success. 

In this first talk, Professor Michael Witbrock from the School of Computer Science at the University of Auckland will discuss these paths to broad AI and explore Aotearoa’s potential to make sure of a positive outcome.

Location | This lecture will be live-streamed on Wed Oct 30 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM NZDT

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Gibbons Memorial Lecture Series 2020 - AI and Society

Earlier in the year we postponed the Gibbons Memorial Lecture Series due to Covid 19. Now, we are delighted to tell you we are on schedule to deliver the first of the 2020 series on 30 September 2020. Register here to attend in person this very exciting 2020 series that starts with each lecture at 6pm with networking refreshments after the lecture at 7pm. This year we are holding the series in Room B10 in the General Library, 5 Alfred Street. Live streaming links will be available and I will send these out a week before each lecture and they will be available on the website above. 

Prof. Michael Witbrock kicks the series off with Our future with AI and as per tradition, the first session will be chaired by the John Hosking, Dean of Science.