AI Horizons Series: Exploring the Emerging Futures of AI (DDN1-E18)

Overview

Delivery method

Online

Duration

1.5 hours

Audience

All public servants at all levels

Description

In an era marked by rapid technological change, artificial intelligence (AI) is seen as a force that will shape the future. However, with its rapid adoption comes high expectations that may foster unrealistic assumptions about the impact of AI technologies.

This event will explore the current state of AI, its adoption, value, potential and impact. Panellists will discuss the latest evolutions of AI, its potential futures, and the complexities surrounding questions related to ethics and governance. The conversation will focus on how emphasizing a forward-looking perspective can equip organizations and public servants to navigate the challenges to come.

Participants will gain a clearer understanding of the many applications of AI, the gap between its current value and expected potential, along with the risks and possibilities that can arise from its use.

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Speakers

• Elissa Strome, Executive Director, Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
• Monique Crichlow, Executive Director, Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society, University of Toronto
• Ivan Zhang, Cofounder, Cohere

Moderator

• Sevgui Erman, Director General, Digital Technologies Research Center, National Research Council of Canada