HAI at Five: Celebrating 5 Years of Impact

Check-in will begin at 8:00am PT. Seating is first come, first served. The research poster session and interactive lobby elements will begin starting at 8:00am PT and will be available for viewing throughout the day. 

Join us for a 9:00am PT start time to hear from HAI leadership give welcome remarks on five years of impact, a discussion of the future, and the commitment of promoting human-centered uses of AI. 

This session will discuss how advancements in machine learning and AI are paving the way for a new era of human-centered machine intelligence, capable of understanding language, emotions, and intentions at various levels. The panelists will discuss the imperative of bridging the gap between AI and human cognition through interdisciplinary research, shaping the development of intelligent machines for a harmonious partnership between humans and AI.

15-minute break 

If artificial general intelligence is the goal to some, how do they build a flourishing, innovative ecosystem to get us there safely? In this fireside discussion, HAI Co-Director Fei-Fei Li and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen debate open- versus closed-source AI, describe what a healthy AI ecosystem looks like, consider industry’s role in these decisions, and define a realistic pathway to applied AI.

In this session, HAI Deputy Director Russell Wald and Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former California Supreme Court Justice, explore the potential impact of AGI on society, delving into the intricate intersection of technology, philosophy, and humanity's quest for intelligence. While acknowledging this transformative power, they will also highlight the associated risks and dangers, such as loss of control, unintended consequences, and existential threats to humanity. The conversation will provide a deeper perspective on the necessary regulations and discuss how, when applied appropriately, they can bring confidence in the market and allow for a better AI innovative ecosystem to flourish.

Incoming President, Jonathan Levin, will give a brief Keynote Address, discussing AI at Stanford University. 

How will AI change what we know and understand about the world? In this session, HAI Co-Director Fei-Fei Li talks with computer scientist and industry leader David Siegel about how this technology is advancing science as we know it — in robotic learning, neuroscience, and in our work in higher education — and requiring a more interdisciplinary approach.

The poster session will be available for conference attendees to interact with throughout the full conference day. The poster session aims to showcase the work of the HAI community over the last five years, highlighting the research and projects that HAI has been involved with or supported in some capacity. 

While AI has the potential to replace human jobs, it also offers opportunities for education, training, and augmentation, ultimately improving individuals' performance in tasks ranging from writing to healthcare. Recognizing humans' social nature, HAI emphasizes the importance of AI systems conforming to cultural conventions and balancing their needs with those of humans in interactions. By integrating research in design methods with AI applications in fields like education and healthcare, HAI strives to develop AI systems with enhanced communication capabilities, fostering better human-machine collaboration and acceptance.

While AI has the potential to replace human jobs, it also offers opportunities for education, training, and augmentation, ultimately improving individuals' performance in tasks ranging from writing to healthcare. Recognizing humans' social nature, HAI emphasizes the importance of AI systems conforming to cultural conventions and balancing their needs with those of humans in interactions. By integrating research in design methods with AI applications in fields like education and healthcare, HAI strives to develop AI systems with enhanced communication capabilities, fostering better human-machine collaboration and acceptance.

15-minute break

As AI technologies continue to rapidly evolve, and new opportunities and challenges emerge in education, this session will address key education challenges, examining how AI technologies (e.g., large language models, computer vision, and AR/VR) can advance learning through new pedagogies and assessments, new in-person or virtual classroom designs, new support mechanisms for teachers and students, and more.

Rapid advancement in AI has brought the technology to the forefront of government actions. As governments race to implement regulatory or innovation strategies, AI's influence permeates strategic national agendas and international policies. This session will address the strategic competition and cooperation in technological advancements and explore how countries will likely navigate the dynamic governance challenges posed by AI. 

Stick around to hear closing remarks from HAI leadership on the future of HAI and what is to come. 

AI and other transformative technologies that seem to tap creativity also tap into our most cherished ideas and deepest anxieties about what makes us human. AI begs answers to thorny questions about authenticity, valuation, provenance, creator compensation, artist copyright, and, by putatively automating creativity, insists we question tacit assumptions about the very nature of creativity and the creative process.

This closing session will have an exciting demo and live performance by our very own Stanford faculty and student! 

Join us for a reception with food, drinks, and networking. The poster session will continue to be available for viewing in the pavilion area. 

This by-invitation session will elevate the work and the vision of an underrepresented community of women scientists who have been leading the AI revolution — from the beginning to now. AI is the biggest and most consequential business, financial, legal, technological, and cultural story of our time, and in this panel, you will hear from the frontline creators. This session will be closed door and by invitation-only.