Talk to help navigate the new AI-powered world
Chelmsford Science Festival event aims to help us make sense of rapid changes
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the world we live in, and a talk at the Chelmsford Science Festival is aimed at helping people make sense of these rapid changes, and how they will affect them.
During the talk at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) on Thursday, 24 October, ARU expert Dr Chris Callaghan will discuss the benefits and drawbacks of a new world driven by AI, and how governments, financial markets and society will need to adapt.
In the interactive talk he will highlight some of his unique findings from work in leading journals, especially his recent focus on AI and technological change and its profound societal impacts.
Dr Callaghan will draw on research published in European Management Review, where it is argued that in the face of the climate emergency and other existential threats, academic fields need to work together more closely.
He will discuss how AI allows different areas of academia such as biology, physics and economics, which previously had operated in silos, to complement each other and work together to create rapid changes in the way we live and work.
Dr Callaghan, Senior Lecturer in the School of Management at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), said:
“The truth is AI has potential to be all-encompassing, cutting across all scientific disciplines and completely changing how we live. As a result, there will be some negatives but also lots of positives, and just like the way we live today, there will be winners and losers.
“No one area of science ‘owns’ AI and that is potentially very exciting because experts from all different areas of science will be able to collaborate more freely, potentially driving significant, rapid improvements to how we live.
“These changes are happening extremely fast and it can be overwhelming for people. This talk will explain what is happening, and how we can navigate the rapid changes coming our way.
“We need to be proactive and ensure our voices are heard, so that we can have some input into a future that is unfolding right now.”
The talk will take place at Anglia Ruskin University’s Chelmsford campus at 6.30pm on Thursday, 24 October. Places are free but must be booked in advance. Visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/navigating-the-tech-revolution-understanding-ais-impact-on-our-future-tickets-1027113814067 to book.