SJSU starts 'Future of' series with a day on what intelligence means in the age of AI
About 60 scholars met Oct. 22 to debate how intelligence is defined, measured and used.
San Jose State University hosted its first Future of Intelligence Convening on Thursday, Oct. 22, a day of talks among about 60 scholars on how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing what people mean by "intelligence," the university said in a newsroom post.
The event opens a new "Future of" series meant to bring experts together on big questions, said Sandy Hirsh, the provost's special assistant for AI initiatives. Participants came from law, linguistics, computer science, education, philosophy and library science.
A panel and four breakout groups were limited to registered faculty. A public fireside chat on managing the public interest during fast technological change featured James Regan, chief executive of the consulting firm Clutch, and Lili Gangas of the Kapor Foundation. N. Katherine Hayles, a research professor at UCLA, gave the evening keynote on human and machine thinking.
Provost Vincent Del Casino said universities have a responsibility "to not simply deploy the next tool, but to understand what it means." The post did not give a date for the next event in the series.