The College of Computer and Information Sciences at PSU, on the
3rd edition of the Global AI Summit, held under the patronage of HRH Prince
Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Saudi
Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) organized a panel discussion
titled “AI Augmentation: Empowering or Subjugation Humanity?” in collaboration
with the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), with the
attendance of specialists and those interested in the field of artificial
intelligence.
Dr. Abdulaziz Alhelali (Assistant Professor at Software Engineering
Department) led the session with the AI Expert Speakers, including:
·
Dr. Jonathan Gratch, Faculty member at the University
of Southern California, specializing in virtual humans, AI, and the role of
emotion in human-computer interaction.
·
Dr. Daniel Gatica-Perez, Professor at EPFL,
Switzerland, focusing on social computing, multimedia, machine learning, and
ubiquitous computing.
·
Dr. Simon See, Senior Director at Nvidia AI
Technology.
·
Dr. Priya Nagpurka, Vice President of Hybrid Cloud
& AI Platform Research at IBM.
The session covered several key topics, including:
·
AI empowerment and its tools.
·
Ethical and legislative challenges.
· The balance between empowerment and control in AI technologies.