Artificial Intelligence: Blessing or Curse
Join George Mason University’s Mason Speaker Series for a talk on Artificial Intelligence
Learn about the extraordinary characteristics of AI from GMU professor Steve Ruth. Questions Professor Ruth will address include:
• How will the growing availability of AI technologies impact democratic governance, invite repressive practices, or undermine the rule of law?
• Will AI open up technology opportunities previously unavailable to liberal arts graduates?
• Will new autonomous, AI-directed weapon systems distort battlefield outcomes?
• Which jobs are most susceptible to be replaced by AI interfaces?
• Does AI have the potential to develop super intelligence which can threaten civilization?
• And much more!
The speaker will bring up the latest developments, challenges and opportunities.
Free. Registration Required.
For more information, call Columbia Pike Library at 703-228-5710
- Date:
- Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Location:
- Drew Room
- Library:
- Columbia Pike Library
- Audience:
- Events for Adults Good for Adults Age 55+
- Categories:
- Civics & Government STEM
- Calendar:
- Arlington Public Library
Mason Speakers
Operating throughout the Metropolitan Washington DC area since 1993, Mason Speakers comprises nearly 100 professors, researchers, and administrators who volunteer from George Mason University to provide lectures and guest presentations to external community organizations and businesses.
About the Speaker:
Stephen Ruth is a retired Professor of Public Policy from George Mason University, and former director of the International Center for Applied Studies in Information Technology (ICASIT). His research interests are focused on the problems of policy and strategic planning associated with leveraging the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in large organizations, with particular emphasis on Telework, Green IT, and the Return on Investment for E-Learning. He has received a Distinguished Professor award at George Mason University and was a Virginia Outstanding Professor honoree. Dr. Ruth received his BS from the U.S. Naval Academy and MS from the Navy Postgraduate School, and served twenty- three years in the Navy, retiring with the rank of Captain. His PhD is from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He is author or co-author of over one hundred published articles and four books.