Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, 7 p.m.

Real-World Effects of AI

Panelists

Hannah Beckler, Business Insider
John MacCormick, Dickinson College
Amy McKiernan, Dickinson College
Fengqi You, Cornell University

Last July, the current US administration announced an action plan for “Winning the AI Race” which includes almost 100 federal policy actions, among them the dissolution of federal regulations around AI development and the promotion of rapid buildouts of data centers. This panel explores what the AI boom means for all of us, from scientific research, healthcare diagnostics and automated content creation to its effects on public utilities and the environment. The speakers will discuss different applications of generative AI and a range of ethical concerns its use poses.

This program is presented by the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues and is part of the Clarke Forum’s Leadership in an Age of Uncertainty Series.

Biographies (provided by the panelists)

Hannah Beckler is an award-winning investigative reporter at Business Insider. Her work has been honored with a National Magazine Award and the Hillman Award in Newspaper Journalism, among others. Most recently, she reported on the data center construction boom’s impact on water, power, pollution, and local economies.

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