Oct 18, 2024 SUPERC – RWTH HOCHSCHULVERWALTUNG
Speaker: Professor Dirk Helbing (ETH Zürich)
Titel: Artificial intelligence – a universal tool?
Center for Artificial Intelligence, RWTH Aachen: https://www.ai.rwth-aachen.de/
Abstract:
Research and development in the field of artificial intelligence is making breathtaking progress. Billions are being invested in the technology worldwide. It seems that we will soon have a universal tool that we can entrust with our world problems. But is that really the case? Or does AI also have limits that need to be taken into account? I will try to present answers to this question and present interesting examples of complex dynamic systems that urge caution in not neglecting alternative approaches.
Bio:
Dirk Helbing is Professor of Computational Social Science at the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences at ETH Zurich, where he is also associated with the Department of Computer Science.
His current studies focus on the digital society, smart cities and the challenges and opportunities of digital democracies.
At TU Delft, he coordinated the doctoral program “Engineering Social Technologies for a Responsible Digital Future”.
He is also an elected member of the German Academy of Sciences “Leopoldina” and the External Faculty of the Complexity Science Hub Vienna.
