Dartmouth to Host AI at 70 Conference in October

As people increasingly incorporate artificial intelligence into how they work, learn, and make decisions, the questions surrounding its use extend well beyond technology. They concern human judgment and responsibility, how AI should be governed, and when its use is appropriate.

Seventy years after hosting the summer workshop that launched the field of artificial intelligence, Dartmouth is convening a national conversation this fall around some of its most consequential questions: What responsibilities should remain human? Where should judgment never be delegated? And who is accountable when intelligent systems fail?

The Oct. 29-31 conference brings together leaders from academia, industry, government, and the arts under the theme AI at 70: What Must Remain Human?

Dartmouth researchers will also present preliminary findings from a multi-year study examining how students’ use of AI affects learning, confidence, judgment, and preparation for the labor market.

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Supported in part by The Rockefeller Foundation, which helped fund the original gathering in 1956 exploring the possibilities of machine intelligence, the Dartmouth conference will examine the human choices and responsibilities that arise as these systems become increasingly capable.