What’s next for AI? with MBZUAI board member Kai-Fu Lee

MBZUAI board member and globally renowned author Dr. Kai-Fu Lee will visit campus on Thursday, December 16 to deliver a talk about his new book, AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future. The 45-minute talk on ‘How AI Will Transform Our World’ will be available to watch online. Artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally transforming every aspect of human life on an unimaginable scale, revolutionizing the making of goods to healthcare for mankind, generating unprecedented wealth or creating brand new forms of interactions and entertainment.

Join internationally renowned AI expert Dr. Lee, founder of Sinovation Ventures, former president of Google China, and bestselling author of AI Superpowers—as he introduces predictions from his 2021 new book co-authored with award-winning science-fiction writer Chen Qiufan. In this visionary talk, Dr. Lee will guide us to imagine our world in 20 years and how it will be reshaped by AI. Lee will decipher six mega trends in an AI and tech-enabled economy. The audience will learn which key industries AI may optimize and what AI’s limitations are, as well as potential perils when it comes to privacy, deep fakes or security around the use of AI.  Based on his predictions, AI and automation will change everything from how things are produced to how business decisions are made. AI coupled with other technology breakthroughs will benefit human well-being and longevity, accelerate new sources of clean energy and safe food, hence inspiring an “age of plentitude” for our future generations.

“MBZUAI is a hub for AI and machine learning innovation, and together with our board member Dr. Lee, we want to continue to educate the world about the profound impacts AI will make on our society,” MBZUAI President, Professor Eric Xing, said. According to Dr. Lee, the term AI has been around since 1956 and slowly progressed to become “the world’s hottest technology” today. Now at its tipping point; what’s next for AI? Come along to find out. The author talk commences at 5pm and will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube. Alternatively, you can register for the Zoom webinar by clicking here.