The Office of the Provost is excited to announce the Spring 2023 CIMER workshop series for WashU faculty mentoring graduate students. These workshops are open to faculty on the Danforth and Medical Campuses.
From Darkness to Light: Examining Oppression and Liberation Through Poetry
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From Darkness to Light: Examining Oppression and Liberation Through Poetry
Erica Bumpers, managing director, Race and Opportunity Lab, Washington University in St. Louis
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The power and impact of poetry is on the rise, as a way for our nation to turn inward to understand our social, political, and economic inequities. Join Erica Bumpers as she explores the writings “Hanging Fire” by Audre Lord and “And Perhaps That Made Her Beautiful” by Morgan Harper Nichols, and their relevance to the lived experiences of today’s youth who face a society resistant to change.
This presentation is part of the Brown School’s recognition of Black History Month.
Register online to receive Zoom information on the morning of the event. You can also join us during the live stream.
Super-intelligence, Frankenstein, and Post-humanism: AI Ethics Beyond Data and Algorithmic Bias
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Super-intelligence, Frankenstein, and Post-humanism: AI Ethics Beyond Data and Algorithmic Bias
Ruopeng An, associate professor, Brown School, Washington University
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Moving beyond the contemporary debates centering on data and algorithmic bias, join Ruopeng An as he discusses the philosophical and practical issues concerning AI ethics in the future.
Do AI's have sentience or awareness, and if so, do we want/need to treat AI's as moral agents and offer them rights? How can we learn to coexist with AI (super)intelligence? Do we have a "third way” besides technological singularity (and resulting apocalypse) and trans-humanism (superhuman)?
This presentation is part of the Brown School’s Artificial Intelligence in the Social Sciences Series.
