University of Chicago President Discusses Balancing AI Promise and Risk
What happened
Paul Alivisatos, President of the University of Chicago, contributed to the university's AI policy discussions regarding promise and risk. In a piece published in the Wall Street Journal, he stated that UChicago encourages students to think independently before using AI for ambitious work. Rebecca Willett, faculty director of AI at UChicago's Data Science Institute, also commented on the need to balance AI's potential for scientific research against curbing existential threats.
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Why it matters
The discussion addresses the urgent question of how to regulate AI without limiting its potential. Leaders across many sectors are considering how to strike a balance between AI's promise and its risks. These policy considerations are being discussed within the University of Chicago.
Tyler Austin Harper is a staff writer at The Atlantic, and Paul Alivisatos is the president of the University of Chicago.
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Who's involved
- Paul AlivisatosPresident of the University of Chicago
- Rebecca WillettFaculty director of AI at UChicago's Data Science Institute
- University of ChicagoPrivate university where the AI policy discussions are taking place
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Paul Alivisatos
American chemist and university teacher (born 1959)
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