Fritz Session: The Future of Articial Intelligence
Fritz Session: The Future of Articial Intelligence
- Date: Sep 16, 2021
- Time: 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
- Speaker: Prof. Dr. Kate Crawford
- Prof. Kate Crawford is a Research Professor of Communication and Science and Technology Studies at USC Annenberg, a Senior principal Researcher at Microsoft Research New York, and an Honorary professor at the University of Sydney. Her latest book is the "Atlas of Artificial Intelligence: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence".
- Location: Online Seminar
- Host: Fritz Haber Institute
Increasingly sophisticated machine learning systems are being developed and deployed around the world, enabling scientific breakthroughs and pervasive surveillance, creating new forms of artistic expression and screening jobseekers. As thes systems become embedded into our lives and shape our future, they also become entangled with existing socio-economic structures. Any understanding of what lies ahead must therefore include not only the technical, but also the political.