Artificial intelligence is reshaping society at numerous levels, promising major changes in how we do business, learn and even conduct scientific research. To explore the potential pitfalls and promise of AI, the University of Utah’s One-U Responsible AI Initiative has partnered with The Leonardo museum to host a speaker series this fall led by U experts.

Three panel discussions are free to the public, but attendees are asked to RSVP. After each panel, visitors are welcome to explore The Leonardo’s Into the Mind of Artificial Intelligence, an immersive exhibit that challenges guests to look closely and to question where might this incredible technology take us.  The museum is in Salt Lake City’s Library Square, 209 E. 500 South.

Each panel will feature U experts from both the humanities and the hard sciences, researchers and AI project leaders. Details for each panel are provided below.

Responsible Artificial Intelligence Speaker Series

AI and You
Friday, Nov. 1 | 4-6 p.m.

Experts in the ethical, social and legal implications of AI discuss what you need to know in today’s AI-enabled world.

Featuring:

  • Leslie Francis, professor of law and of philosophy
  • Marina Kogan, assistant professor at the Kahlert School of Computing
  • Brent Kious, associate professor of psychiatry, internal medicine and philosophy
  • Martell Teasley, associate provost for Strategic Academic Initiatives

AI in Pop Culture vs Reality
Friday, Dec. 6 | 4-6 p.m.

Learn about the current state of AI technology and how that compares to what we hear about AI in pop culture.

Featuring:

Cancer and AI
Friday, Dec. 13 | 4-6 p.m.

Featuring:

  • Cornelia Ulrich, executive director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Huntsman Cancer Institute
  • Jonathan Tward, director of Huntsman Cancer Institute’s Genitourinary Cancers Center