Launching The Melting Pot's 'AI & Social Innovation' series of events, we are delighted to invite attendees to a discussion and workshop on AI and its existential risk.
The event will provide a general context of where we are in AI development, what the latest advances are and work toward some big questions that concern social innovators: what are the key threats behind the use of AI? What are the distinctive characteristics of Scotland's AI landscape? And above all, how would look a "good" future for us in our complex relationship with AI and what can you do about it?
Speakers:
Giles Howdle (School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences- University of Edinburgh). Giles is a philosopher at the University of Edinburgh. His research focuses on the nature and ethical implications of AI. Giles is an Affiliate of the Centre for Technomoral Futures and is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Philosophy.
Elliot Fosong (AI Safety Hub Edinburgh). Elliot is a final-year PhD student at the University of Edinburgh researching multi-agent reinforcement learning. He is interested in ensuring the development of safe and beneficial AI, and co-founded and organises AI Safety Hub Edinburgh (https://aished.org).
What to expect from attending the AI & Social Innovation series:
Learn from experts on AI, data protection, cryptocurrency and more
Thought-provoking discussions about the future of AI
Meaningful connections with like-minded people
A delicious selection of coffee & tea at the arrival
About The Melting Pot:
The Melting Pot is Scotland's Centre for Social Innovation and one of the oldest coworking communities in the world. We offer freelancers, remote workers, small businesses and large organisations flexible, safe and creative solutions for this new era of working.
We offer regular events for our community, from exciting talks with Scotland’s leading Social Innovators to practical help with your business. We love helping people meet, learn and connect so we make sure almost all our events are open to everyone.
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