Fostering the Future of Artificial Intelligence: Report from the York University Task Force on AI and Society

Please join us for the virtual symposium called “Fostering the Future of Artificial Intelligence: Report from the York University Task Force on AI and Society,” featuring a keynote talk from Manuela M. Veloso, head of J.P. Morgan Chase AI Research and Herbert A. Simon University Professor in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, on the afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 16 from 12:30 to 2 p.m.

The keynote talk will be followed by a panel discussion and Q-and-A moderated by the York University AI and Society Task Force co-chairs: Pina D’Agostino, associate professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, founder and director of IP Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law and Technology Program; and James Elder, professor and York Research Chair in Psychology, Faculty of Health and Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Lassonde School of Engineering.

Panellists include:

• Neetika Sathe, vice-president Alectra GRE&T Centre;
• James Goel, director of engineering technical standards, Qualcomm; and
• Androu Waheeb, JD candidate 2023, Osgoode Hall Law School.

The event will also feature remarks from York University President Rhonda L. Lenton, VPRI Amir Asif and Mayor Frank Scarpitti, City of Markham.

This event is free but requires registration. Register in advance at yorku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NwB-wXieSs2pp799SbMgyA.