Prof. MacIver Participates in Public Panel on Future of AI

Over 380 members of the public attended a panel on the promises and perils of AI at the Harold Washington Library on April 13 2017. The event co-sponsored by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Illinois Humanities. MacIver spoke on the impact of AI on the future of work, potential benefits of AI, and how art goes beyond reflecting developments in AI to participate in shaping its trajectory. Other panelists included Rachel Bronson from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, and Pete Beckman, co-director of the NU-Argonne Institute for Science and Engineering.