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At Stanford, Experts Explore Artificial Intelligence's Social Benefits
Russ Altman, left, and Yoav Shoham were among the participants in a event at Stanford University looking at artificial intelligences social benefits.
Credit: Krista Victoria Chew
As artificial intelligence emerges from science fiction to everyday life, the power to shape and direct this world-changing technology remains within society’s reach.
That overarching theme animated a crowd of more than 300 people at a Stanford event Thursday evening. The discussion was titled, "The Future of Artificial Intelligence: Emerging Topics and Societal Benefit."
The four-hour-long discussion featured 15 speakers from government and academia, and was one of many tech-orients events being held on the Stanford campus this week as part of a Global Entrepreneurship Summit, hosted by the United States government. The summit includes a scheduled Friday morning appearance by President Barack Obama.
The Future of AI panel was co-chaired by Stanford faculty members Russ Altman, a professor of bioengineering and medicine, and Fei-Fei Li, an associate professor of computer science.
From Stanford News
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