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Sci-Fi to Sci-Fact: Artificial Intelligence on the Big Screen

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Sci-Fi to Sci-Fact:
Artificial Intelligence on the Big Screen

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023, 1–2:30 p.m. PT
Beckman Auditorium, Caltech Campus

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Artificial Intelligence propels discovery across scientific fields and drives progress in our digital and physical lives.

But it also surfaces thorny economic, ethical, and safety questions.

At Caltech, researchers work at the leading edge of computation, data science, and machine learning, expanding the capabilities of AI while also examining its effects on society. Join Caltech for a public event that explores the science behind depictions of artificial intelligence in films such as The Terminator, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Matrix, and WALL-E.

Moderated by Latif Nasser, co-host of Radiolab, a panel of experts will use pop culture storytelling as a springboard to discuss the state of AI technology and where it is heading; whether we can trust AI; and how to protect against misinformation, bias, and other challenges. Audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage with AI technology themselves.

panelists

From left to right:

Latif Nasser, Co-host of Radiolab

Anima Anandkumar, Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences

Georgia Gkioxari, Assistant Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and Electrical Engineering and William H. Hurt Scholar

Eric Mazumdar, Assistant Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and Economics

Yisong Yue, Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences

This event is presented by the Caltech Science Exchange, which brings expert insight to the scientific questions that define our time. CSE offers trustworthy answers, clear explanations, and fact-driven conversation on critical topics in science and technology.