{"678358":{"#nid":"678358","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Future of AI and Policy Among Key Topics at Inaugural School of Interactive Computing Summit","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis month, the future of artificial intelligence (AI) was spotlighted as more than 120 academic and industry researchers participated in the Georgia Tech \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ic.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u003C\/a\u003E\u2019s inaugural Summit on Responsible Computing, AI, and Society.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith looming questions about AI\u0027s growing roles and consequences in nearly every facet of modern life, School of IC organizers felt the time was right to diverge from traditional conferences that focus on past work and published research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPresenting papers is about disseminating work that has already been completed. Who gets to be in the room is determined by whose paper gets accepted,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eilab.gatech.edu\/mark-riedl.html\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMark Riedl\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, School of IC professor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cInstead, we wanted the summit talks to speculate on future directions and what challenges we as a community should be thinking about going forward.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe two-day summit, held at Tech\u2019s Global Learning Center Oct. 28-30, convened to discuss consequential questions like:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIs society ready to accept more responsibility as greater advancements in technologies like AI are made?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EShould society stop to think about potential consequences before these advancements are implemented on its behalf, and what could those consequences be?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWhat policies should be enacted for these technologies to mitigate harms and augment societal benefits?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA highlight of the summit\u2019s opening day was \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/meredithringelmorris\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMeredith\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003ERingel\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EMorris\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0027s keynote address. As director of human-AI interaction research at Google DeepMind, she presented a possible future in which humans could use AI to create a digital afterlife.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn her remarks, Morris discussed AI clones, which are AI avatars of specific human beings with high autonomy and task-performing capabilities. Someone could leave such an agent behind as a memory for loved ones to enjoy once they are gone, and future generations could access it to learn more about an ancestor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn the other hand, it could easily lead to loved ones experiencing extended grief because they have trouble moving on from losing a family member.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThese AI capabilities are in development and will soon be publicly available. As industry and academic researchers continue to develop them, the public needs to learn about their eminent impacts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere\u2019s a lot that needs to be done in educating people,\u201d Morris said. \u201cIt\u2019s hard for well-intentioned and thoughtful system designers to anticipate all the harm. We must be prepared some people are going to use AI in ways we don\u2019t anticipate, and some of those ways are going to be undesirable. What legal and education structures can we create that will help?\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Morris\u2019s keynote, the summit\u2019s first day included 20 talks about future and emerging technologies in AI, sustainability, healthcare, and other fields.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe second day featured eight talks on translating interventions and safeguards into policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDay-two speakers included:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOrly\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ELobel\u003C\/strong\u003E, Warren Distinguished Professor of Law and director of the Center for Employment and Labor Policy at the University of California-San Diego. Lobel worked on President Obama\u2019s policy team on innovation and labor market competition, and she advises the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESorelle\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EFriedler\u003C\/strong\u003E, Shibulal Family Professor of Computer Science at Haverford College. She worked in the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) under the Biden-Harris Administration and helped draft the AI Bill of Rights.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJake\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EMetcalf\u003C\/strong\u003E,\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eresearcher and program director for AI on the Ground at the think tank Data \u0026amp; Society. The organization produces reports on data science and equity for the US Government.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDivyansh\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EKaushik\u003C\/strong\u003E, Vice President of Beacon Global Strategies, has given testimony to the US Senate on AI research and development.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKaushik earned a Ph.D. in machine learning from Carnegie Mellon University before beginning his career in policy. He highlighted the importance of policymakers fostering relationships with academic researchers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cPolicymakers think about what could go wrong,\u201d Kaushik said. \u201cAcademia can offer evidence-based answers.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe summit also hosted a doctoral consortium, which allowed advanced Ph.D. students to present their research to experts and receive feedback and mentoring.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBeing an interdisciplinary researcher is challenging,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/shaowenbardzell.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShaowen Bardzell\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, School of IC chair.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe wanted the next generation to be in the room listening to the experts share their visions and also to provide our own experiences when possible on how to navigate the challenges and rewards of doing work in the intersection of AI, healthcare, sustainability, and policy.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith looming questions about AI\u0027s growing roles and consequences in nearly every facet of modern life, School of Interactive Computing organizers felt the time was right to diverge from traditional conferences focusing on past work and published research and establish an annual forward-thinking conference to address societal impacts of AI-driven technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Interactive Computing Chair has led a faculty initiative establishing an annual forward-thinking conference to address societal impacts of AI-driven technologies."}],"uid":"32045","created_gmt":"2024-11-12 16:43:34","changed_gmt":"2024-11-14 15:24:34","author":"Ben Snedeker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2024-11-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-11-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"675637":{"id":"675637","type":"image","title":" Meredith Ringel Morris, Google DeepMind director of human-AI interaction research speaking at the School of Interactive Computing\u2019s inaugural Summit on Responsible Computing, AI, and Society.","body":null,"created":"1731595600","gmt_created":"2024-11-14 14:46:40","changed":"1731595600","gmt_changed":"2024-11-14 14:46:40","alt":" Meredith Ringel Morris, Google DeepMind director of human-AI interaction research speaking at the School of Interactive Computing\u2019s inaugural Summit on Responsible Computing, AI, and Society.","file":{"fid":"259283","name":"Summit on Responsible Computing, AI, and Society_86A9894-Enhanced-NR.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/11\/14\/Summit%20on%20Responsible%20Computing%2C%20AI%2C%20and%20Society_86A9894-Enhanced-NR.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/11\/14\/Summit%20on%20Responsible%20Computing%2C%20AI%2C%20and%20Society_86A9894-Enhanced-NR.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":27034,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/11\/14\/Summit%20on%20Responsible%20Computing%2C%20AI%2C%20and%20Society_86A9894-Enhanced-NR.jpg?itok=eDdLEdcM"}},"675595":{"id":"675595","type":"image","title":"School of IC\u0027s Josiah Hester (left) and Cindy Lin discuss AI\u0027s future impact on sustainability. 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