What Big Tech Won't Tell You And Why: Life in the Age of AI

The story usually told of the computing industry is this: some brilliant whiz-kids in their garages came up with new and cool tech, found people to back it, and used it to make life better for everyone! Then they kept that spirit alive by funding more tech development through venture capital companies. In the first part of this session we'll look behind that standard story, examine the ugly reality of parts of the development of modern computing, consider the impact of some of the ‘don't be evil’ businesses, and then talk about generative AI and alternative views on whether AI poses an ‘existential risk’ to humanity. The second part of the session will be an interactive conversation about what students think they all should know about technology and computing in order to be better equipped for life, especially education, in this era of generative AI.

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For more information, call 845-758-7097, or e-mail [email protected].

Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room

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