The Next AI

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics technologies have been accelerating over the past decade, outperforming humans tasks.

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics technologies have been accelerating over the past decade, outperforming humans in tasks once thought to be impossible to automate. Cars can drive themselves and machines outperform doctors in medical diagnostics. AI can generate creative art and engineering blueprints. Soon, robots will be able to do physical tasks. But where will this technology go next, and how far can it reach? This talk will take a deep dive into what is driving AI, how it really works, and where it is likely to go next. No matter what you care about, from cancer to climate, AI can help us solve our greatest maladies. Don’t fear; steer!

Hod Lipson is a professor and Chair of the Mechanical Engineering department at Columbia University in New York. He is a co-author of the award winning books “Driverless: Intelligent cars and the road ahead" and “Fabricated: The New World of 3D printing”. His work on self-aware and self-replicating robots, recently featured by the New York Times, challenges conventional views of robotics. Lipson directs the Creative Machines Lab, which pioneers new ways to make machines that create, and machines that are creative. For more information visit http://hodlipson.com

This talk concludes the lecture series “From Golem to GPT: Myths, Machines, and the Future of Intelligence,” which explores the evolution from the legendary Golem of Jewish folklore to modern computers and artificial intelligence, examining the historical, philosophical, and ethical questions surrounding humanity’s enduring dream of creating life. The series opened with professor Hillel Kieval, who explored the Golem’s roots in Jewish literature and its significance in Czech culture and memory. The second lecture, by professor Ira Robinson, examined the Maharal of Prague in the literary work of Rabbi Yudel Rosenberg.

Free and open to the public. Seats are limited, on first-come, first-served basis. RSVP through Eventbrite.

Suggested donation: $15

The event is organized by the Society for the History of Czechoslovak Jews with support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, and Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association.