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AI in 2022: A Look at the Power, Potential, and Perils

Austin Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez Downtown Austin, Austin, texas, Select a Country:

In this talk, Steve will give an introduction to AI for non-practitioners and then highlight current use cases in computer vision, natural language processing, time series forecasting, anomaly detection, reinforcement learning, and recommender systems where AI-based systems are already performing well or offer significant promise to do so in the near future. Some key examples […]

Free

AI & Whiskey Chat

Trifecta on 3rd 360 Nueces St #30, Austin, TX, United States

Why combine AI — the powerful, transformative technology that is changing almost every aspect of how we live, work, learn, and play — with whiskey? Well, for starters, there's a lot to be said about how both need to be used safely and responsibly, but both are also beloved by the events’ moderators, Austin Forum […]

Free

An AI Discussion on Fairness, Responsibility, Bias, and Other Ethical Issues

Zoom , Select a Country:

AI is changing the world in which we live, work, learn and play, permeating our lives and jobs and our devices and places, and enabling innovations and discoveries in research and industry. However, this huge adoption of AI — both for support of human decisions and for completely autonomous decisions — in all aspects of […]

Free

Book Discussion: “Exponential: How the Next Digital Revolution Will Rewire Life on Earth”

Online via zoom TX, United States

Digital technology is ubiquitous and pervasive in our lives and society, with largely positive impacts on how we live, work, learn, and play. But there are some dangers, risks and concerns. As with any tool, we can use combinations of responsible design, education, personal behavior, and policies to mitigate these while maximizing benefit. We'll unpack […]

Free

Ready Player One screening + Metaverse Q&A with special guests​

Violet Crown Cinema 434 W 2nd St, Austin, TX, United States

The metaverse concept has been articulated and predicted in books starting with Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash," and as CGI has advanced is has been compellingly visualized in movies, such as "Ready Player One," based on the book of the same name by Austin author Ernest Cline. As part of "Metaverse May," we will show the […]

$10

Stabilizing and Decarbonizing the Texas Grid with Computation and Bitcoin

Austin Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez Downtown Austin, Austin, texas, Select a Country:

Renewable carbon-neutral generation is now the least expensive means to produce electricity in the world. In West Texas alone, we can produce terawatt-hours of power through wind turbines and solar panels. The question is no longer how do we generate sustainable energy, but how do we leverage its power efficiently and economically. This question is […]

Free

Discussion of “This is How They Tell Me the World Ends”

Online via zoom TX, United States

The 2021 book "This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race," by Nicole Perlroth, is a NY Times Bestseller. Although it is written in non-fiction journalism, it reads like a modern-day spy thriller with illuminating, sometimes terrifying, insights and perspectives that are worthy of discussion, especially in light of the […]

Free

Crossing the Chasm with NFTs

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are everywhere these days, but how many people actually own one or really understand what they are? According to Geoffrey Moore's classic book, Crossing the Chasm, it is clear that we are still very much in the 'early adopter' phase with NFTs. What comes next? Can NFTs cross the chasm? What will they look […]

FREE

How Biotech, Health Tech, and Med Tech are Advancing Healthcare

Austin Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez Downtown Austin, Austin, texas, Select a Country:

Technology advances play a role in accelerating essentially every part of the healthcare spectrum: from basic life sciences research to translational and clinical research, to clinical healthcare and hospital best practices, to individual digital health and population health education. The COVID pandemic has raised general societal awareness of contagion transmissibility, epidemic tracking, and vaccine development […]

Free

Discussion of “Termination Shock”

Online via zoom TX, United States

The Austin Forum's July discussion event introduces a science fiction book with very real-world implications: Neal Stephenson's new climate thriller, "Termination Shock." Join Julie Tomlin, Austin Forum advisory board member and elite sci-fi geek, for a moderate and thoughtful discussion on how climate action might pit individuals against governments, or governments against each other. This […]

Free
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