Latest Past Events

DSI Seminar – Keeping up with the Joneses – an insight into the comparative dynamics of the regulation of AI

Rm 277, Sydney Knowledge Hub

Presented by Dr. Jose-Miguel Bello Villarino 12pm-1pm, Wednesday 19th June 2024 Venue: Rm 277, Sydney Knowledge Hub Abstract Regulation of disruptive technologies is always a challenge. Yet, from Brazil to the EU, and from China to the US, the last three years have seen a race to regulate AI, based on a combination of hard regulation, […]

Collaborative Human-AI Systems for Databases, Diplomacy, and more

J12 Board Room 124, Computer Science Building

12pm-1pm, Wednesday 13th Sept 2023 Collaborative Human-AI Systems for Databases, Diplomacy, and more Presented by Dr. Jonathan Kummerfeld Venue: J12 Board Room 124, Computer Science Building Abstract: No task in NLP is perfectly solved, even by the latest language models, between intrinsic ambiguity and subtle edge cases. Meanwhile, generative models hallucinate, reproduce bias, and do not justify […]

Can AI help mathematicians solve tough problems?

Carslaw Seminar Room 351, F07

12pm-1pm, Wednesday 27th September 2023 Can AI help mathematicians solve tough problems? Presented by Prof Geordie Williamson Venue: Carslaw Seminar Room 351, F07 Abstract: In many applications of AI, one only cares about getting the answer right (or right most of the time). If a self-driving car doesn’t crash we are happy. However, for applications in […]