Nick Capella: Professors from across the country are coming to the new House school’s first ever summit. NCC News’ Taylor Mascetta joins us live with highlights at the event.
Taylor Mascetta: For the next two days. Newhouse is holding a summit about the future of artificial intelligence. Each speaker talks for a half hour before opening the floor for a 20 minute Q and a. Newhouse Associate Dean, Doctor Regina Luttrell, says open conversation makes this summit stand out.
Dr. Regina Luttrell: We wanted to create an actual, true, meaningful dialogue between those that are coming and those that are presenting and speaking so that these relationships can live long past. The summit.
Taylor Mascetta: Professor Nick Bowman’s presentation explored public concerns about AI. He says him and his colleagues agree that AI shouldn’t be feared, but talked about.
Nick Bowman: The reaction wasn’t burn it. Shut it down. Ban it. I think we left with… we should probably have some sustained actionable conversation.
Taylor Mascetta: The summit ends tomorrow afternoon. Reporting live, I’m Taylor Mascetta, NCC News.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) – Professors from all across the country are coming to the Newhouse School’s inaugural summit this week. Here, they’ll discuss the future of artificial intelligence.
During the summit, each speaker talks for a half hour, before opening the floor for a 20-minute discussion. Newhouse’s Associate Dean of Research and Creative Activity, Dr. Regina Luttrell, says the summit stands out for holding these open conversations.
“We wanted to create an actual, true, meaningful dialogue between those that are coming and those that are presenting and speaking,” she says. “So that these relationships can live long past the summit.”
Dr. Adrienne Wallace is one of these speakers, visiting from Grand Valley State University in Michigan. She says that, in a world growing fearful of AI’s potential, the summit provides a space to hold productive conversations about its uses.
“For me specifically, it’s just about what tools are available, how to use it for good, not evil,” she says. “And you know the perils, of course, that can be associated with AI and how to either get over those hurdles.”
