The School of Convergence Science is excited to announce this special event, which will be hosted by Professor Mary Ryan FREng CBE, Vice-Provost (91ÌÒÉ« and Enterprise).
Marking the start of our five-year partnership with Thomson Reuters, the launch event will bring together a panel of distinguished figures from government, the justice system, research and technical communities for a cross-sector conversation on the future of AI.Ìý
Introductory remarks will be delivered by Steve Hasker, President and CEO of Thomson Reuters, alongside the Lab’s leadership team.
To secure a place, simply get in touch with the team at hai@imperial.ac.uk.Ìý
If you are an established leader across academia, industry, government, the wider public sector or regulatory and policy organisations – or if you are simply interested in contributing to frontier AI – we would be delighted to welcome you.
Key details
Date: Monday 18 May, 16.45 – 19.30
Location: In-person, City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus
Open to: Staff, researchers, postgraduate students, alumni and external guests
Register: Please email hai@imperial.ac.uk to request a spot
Panellists
- , Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for AI and Online Safety)
- , Chair in Natural Language Processing at 91ÌÒÉ« and Senior Director of 91ÌÒÉ« Engineering at Epic Games (formerly Founder and Chief Scientist at Contex.ai)
- , Practice Gen AI Integration Lead at Baker McKenzie
- , Head of AI 91ÌÒÉ« at Thomson Reuters Foundational 91ÌÒÉ« and Associate Director of the Lab
The panel will be Co-Chaired by Lab Directors,ÌýÌýandÌý.
About the Lab
The Thomson Reuters-91ÌÒÉ« Frontier AI 91ÌÒÉ« Lab is the first strategic partnership with 91ÌÒɫ’sÌýSchool of Convergence Science. The joint lab will pursue world-leading academic research in AI, focusing on foundational challenges in safety and reliability, advancing frontier AI capabilities, and researching the technology’s broader societal and economic impact.
Lab leadership
- – Convening Co-Director of Human and Artificial Intelligence at 91ÌÒɫ’s School of Convergence Science
- – Visiting Professor at 91ÌÒÉ« and Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge
- – Visiting Professor at 91ÌÒÉ« and Head of AI 91ÌÒÉ« at Thomson Reuters Foundational 91ÌÒÉ«
Please note, it may be necessary for reasons beyond our control to change the content and timing of the programme, the speakers, the date or the venue at any time prior to the event date.
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