Inaugural Groarke Debate: "Artificial Intelligence--Friend or Foe?"
Two distinguished AI experts will debate the perils and promises of artificial intelligence.
Event Details
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Thursday, October 10, 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
City: Peterborough
Nozhem Theater
Building: Trent University
Cost: Free
The Groarke Debate is a biannual event held by the Philosophy Department in honour of Trent's former President, Dr. Leo Groarke. These debates bring to Trent's campus two high-profile public intellectuals to debate an urgent topic of wide interest to the Trent and Peterborough communities. The inaugural debate, "Artificial Intelligence: Friend or Foe?", will focus on the theme of the promises and perils of artificial intelligence. Two AI experts, Dr. Lai-Tze Fan and Dr. Makhan Virdi, will debate these issues from different perspectives.
Dr. Fan is Canada Research Chair in Technology and Social Change at the University of Waterloo, where she is also the Director of the U&AI Lab.
Dr. Makhan Virdi is Lead Research Scientist at NASA's Langley Research Center, where he advises NASA on artificial intelligence applications in the earth and atmospheric sciences.
Community Speaker Series
Sharing knowledge is one of the ways Trent University gives back to our host communities and provides life long learning experiences to alumni. Each year, Trent offers open lectures featuring visiting faculty and experts, sharing ideas on subjects such as the Environment, Gender & Women's Studies, Business & Society, Chemistry, Cultural Studies, and Indigenous Studies. These talks are free and open to the Trent and broader communities. These lectures are made possible thanks to generous donor support.
Contact Info
Dr. Michael Hickson, Chair of the Department of Philosophy