A series of talks and panel discussions devoted to AI presented by Harvard Data Science Review's (HDSR) editors and authors
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Opening Remarks
- John Shaw, Vice Provost, Harvard University
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM | Fictions of Man: Automation, Abstraction, and Artificial Intelligence
- Stephanie Dick, Simon Fraser University
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM | Break
10:40 AM – 11:30 AM | Generative AI and Statistical Data Science: Opportunity and Challenges
- Mengdi Wang , Princeton University
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Panel: Amid Advancement, Apprehension, & Ambivalence: AI in the Human Ecosystem
Moderator:
- Francine Berman, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Speakers:
- David Banks, Duke University
- Michael Jordan, University of California, Berkeley
- Sabina Leonelli, University of Exeter
- Martha Minow, Harvard University
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Future Shock: How did the Generative AI Revolution Trigger an International AI Policy and Governance Crisis
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM | Bridging the Gap: A Comprehensive Approach to Responsible Data Science Education
- Bin Yu, University of California, Berkeley
3:20 PM – 3:40 PM | Break
3:40 PM – 4:40 PM | Panel: Democratizing Data: Discovering Data Use and Value for Research and Policy
Moderator:
- Julia Lane, New York University
Speakers:
- Nancy Potok, New York University and George Washington University
- Emilda Rivers, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) at the National Science Foundation (NSF)
4:40 PM – 5:30 PM | Can ChatGPT Plan Your Retirement?: Generative AI and Financial Advice
- Andrew Lo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
This event is free and open to the public. A reception featuring live music performed by the band Errors in Bars will immediately follow the program.
