Philosophy & Computational Complexity | Scott Aaronson @ UT Austin
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Philosophy & Computational Complexity | Scott Aaronson @ UT Austin

OpenAI and UT Austin's Professor Scott Aaronson answers your questions in-person on AI alignment, computational complexity, and philosophy!

By ekkolápto®

Date and time

Saturday, May 17 · 6:30 - 10pm CDT

Location

The University of Texas at Austin

2515 Speedway Austin, TX 78712

About this event

  • Event lasts 3 hours 30 minutes

!! Please sign up on our main site here: https://lu.ma/complexity !!


WHAT ⭐️:

​​• Guests will join us for a live Q&A discussion with Professor Scott Aaronson (UT Austin & OpenAI) on his influential essay: Why Philosophers Should Care About Computational Complexity.

• More work from Scott Aaronson can be found on his site: https://scottaaronson.blog

• Get a chance to directly ask Scott and our group your most burning questions in computing, AI, and philosophy!

​• Catering: Enjoy food, snacks, and beverages during our event!

​• Hosted by Addy from ekkolapto.org. Previous hackathons and salons at MIT and FAU.

Sponsored by: David Protein, Sylvum AI, Longevity Global, FlatFace Fingerboards.

Special thanks to Justin Taylor from Longevity Global! Apply to join their vetted community of top researchers, investors, and entrepreneurs in the longevity and healthspan space: https://longevitygl.org/join/

PRIZES 🏆:

To make things more fun, we like to add some extra prizes to our salons!

Best Questions, Best Response, and Best Ideas can win: TWO FREE tickets to Longevity Global's Aging Code Summit & PitchFest, a full FlatFace Fingerboards complete, and more TBA!

​​WHEN 🗓️:

​​• Saturday May 17th from 5:30PM CDT to 9PM CDT.

​​WHO 👀:

​​• Students, researchers, professors, and founders passionate about fields of philosophy and logic, computer science and AI, math and physics, engineering, and cognitive science.

​​• A technical background is preferred but not required. Even if you think you are not a fit for this event, apply anyways!

​​SCHEDULE 🗒️:

​​• 5:30PM to 6PM: Networking + Check-In.

6PM to 8:30PM: Live Q&A with Professor Scott Aaronson as he discusses his influential essay "Why Philosophers Should Care About Computational Complexity".

8:30PM to 9PM: Closing Remarks + Networking.

WHERE📍:

​• Located at The University of Texas at Austin.

PREVIOUS SALONS 📸:

​​​​• Past Polymath Salons and discussions are uploaded for you to watch on the Ekkolápto channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ekkolapto3


PRESENTING POLYMATHS💡:

Each vetted Polymath gets a chance to present and actively discuss their work at our salons:

• Safal Aryal (Tufts University): https://sites.google.com/view/safalaryal

• Dugan Hammock (UT Austin, Wolfram Institute, UMass Amherst, University of Tübingen): https://www.linkedin.com/in/dugan-hammock-ba49b111a/

• Dan Van Zant (Florida Atlantic University, Sylvum AI): https://www.danielvanzant.com

• TBA.

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