IMPRS-IS 2023 Boot Camp: Keynote by Iyad Rahwan (Event)
The 2023 IMPRS-IS Boot Camp will take place from Wednesday, September 13 to Friday, September 15, on the campuses of MPI-IS, the University of Stuttgart, and the University of Tübingen. A highlight of this year’s boot camp will be a scientific keynote by Dr. Iyad Rahwan, an expert on the future impact of digital technologies.
All MPI-IS community members are encouraged to join us in the 2D5 Lecture Hall of MPI-IS Stuttgart on Wednesday, September 13, as the the IMPRS-IS Boot Camp will feature a keynote by Dr. Iyad Rahwan.
Title: Opportunities at the intersection of AI and behavioral science
Abstract: This talk will outline a research agenda at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and behavioral science. It will summarize various research efforts to study machine behavior, as well as human perception of and preferences over such behavior. The talk will argue that this behavioral methodology will become increasingly relevant with the rise of large-scale, generative AI systems.
Biography: Iyad Rahwan is director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, where he founded and directs the Center for Humans & Machines. He is also an honorary professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Technical University of Berlin. Prior to moving to Berlin, he was an Associate Professor of Media Arts & Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). A native of Aleppo, Syria, Rahwan holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Please see the IMPRS-IS website for the full boot camp schedule.
With questions about this talk or general boot camp attendance, please contact imprs@is.mpg.de
Details
- 13 September 2023 • 14:00 - 15:00
- MPI-IS Stuttgart, 2D5 Lecture Hall
- Intelligent Systems
