In an era when information is treated as a form of power and self-knowledge an unqualified good, the value of what remains unknown is often overlooked.
In an era when information is treated as a form of power and self-knowledge an unqualified good, the value of what remains unknown is often overlooked.
The widepread deployment of AI systems in critical domains demands more rigorous approaches to evaluating their capabilities and safety.
The widepread deployment of AI systems in critical domains demands more rigorous approaches to evaluating their capabilities and safety.
This workshop will highlight the significant impact of AI applications in the Department of Energy (DOE) science by showcasing SLAC's research program, which includes national-scale science facilities such as particle accelerators, x-ray lasers, and the Rubin Observatory.
This workshop will highlight the significant impact of AI applications in the Department of Energy (DOE) science by showcasing SLAC's research program, which includes national-scale science facilities such as particle accelerators, x-ray lasers, and the Rubin Observatory.
HAI Weekly Seminar
One unsolved problem in democratic theory is how we can reconcile the twin goals of quality deliberation and mass participation. Both are arguably conditions for the full legitimacy of a democratic system. Quality deliberation, as a process through which laws and policies are generated, in theory promises good governance (output-legitimacy) as well as, at the very least, good reasons for the laws and policies put forward. Mass participation, by contrast, is a condition for the democratic input-legitimacy of the system, namely its capacity to take into account people’s needs and preferences. Unfortunately, thus far, it has proven impossible to reconcile those two goals as the quality of deliberation diminishes past a relatively low threshold of participants (a few hundreds, perhaps a few thousand people) and mass participation, on the other hand, is not conducive to the thoughtful, informed exchanges smaller numbers afford. In this presentation, Hélène Landemore explores the ways in which Artificial Intelligence may help bridge that gap, at least up to a point.
Professor of Political Science, Yale University
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