No longer confined to the realm of science fiction, Artificial Intelligence (AI) suffuses our daily lives. Just think about that “smart” phone in your pocket. Of course, the reach of AI extends far beyond our personal devices. As technology expert Richard Frisch says, AI already controls vital energy, water and transportation infrastructure, makes most of the trades on Wall Street, and will soon drive our cars. But, Frisch warns, “artificial intelligence has a dark side. We will be forced to compete with a rival more cunning, more powerful and more alien than we can imagine.” If you’ve just recalled Hal from filmmaker Stanley Kubrick’s iconic 2001: A Space Odyssey, then come hear Frisch discuss artificial intelligence, with all of its promise and peril, on Friday, Jan. 22, at 1 p.m. By popular demand, Frisch is returning to Founders Hall to explain what AI is doing for us today and what it may mean tomorrow.
A graduate of Duke and Harvard universities, Frisch has had a long career in financial services and was part of the Citicorp team that developed ATM machines in the mid-1970s. He currently runs a tech support firm that serves small business throughout the greater New York area and is the chief technology officer for a New York City law firm. Frisch makes frequent presentations about historical, current and emerging technologies.
You do not need to be a technology geek or a sci-fi fanatic to benefit from this talk. After all, how technology can benefit humanity without endangering it is a conversation worth considering.
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