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Nicholas Thompson & Nita Farahany<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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AI and the Future of Everything: In Conversation with a Technologist and a Neuroethicist<\/p>\n

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Free tickets available for graduate students starting November 2nd through the UB Ticket Office<\/a>.\u00a0 1 per UB ID.<\/div>\n
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Public Ticket Information<\/a><\/div>\n
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Thurs., Nov. 16, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
\nCenter for the Arts
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More About Nicholas Thompson & Nita Farahany<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Nicholas Thompson<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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CEO of The Atlantic | Former Editor-in-Chief of WIRED<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Nicholas Thompson has occupied the most prestigious positions in the world of tech writing and journalism\u2014staking out a bold, optimistic vision for what our future will look like. Thompson currently serves as CEO of The Atlantic, leading the team to National Magazine Award wins for unprecedented coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, new perspectives on 9\/11, the rise of global autocratic power, the case to return the national parks to Native American tribes and the hypocrisy behind high-class education in America. His years of experience covering tech makes him a leading analytical voice in the field, where he uncovers how each new development in the world of tech will impact us all.<\/p>\n

How will the world\u2019s dominant tech corporations\u2014Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft\u2014interact with citizens, help write policy and redefine privacy and security? How will artificial intelligence and robotics change our devices, the way we work, earn a living, fight wars, solve problems\u2014our very selves? No matter the subject\u2014design, culture, media, tech, ethics or our digital future\u2014he\u2019s more than ready to break the news with big ideas and fearless takes.<\/p>\n

As the editor-in-chief of\u00a0WIRED, Thompson broke massive stories about Facebook\u2019s hidden flaws, cyber-warfare, the Robert Mueller investigation and numerous other topics. His groundbreaking investigative reporting on Facebook was a finalist for a 2020 Loeb Award, and he oversaw work that won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Magazine Award and has even led to Oscar-winning films.<\/p>\n

At\u00a0The New Yorker, Thompson served as editor of the magazine\u2019s digital platforms, breaking new ground with stories about his friendship with Joseph Stalin\u2019s daughter, how our lives are forever changed by the consumer drone industry, and arson amid the election cycle. His work at\u00a0The New Yorker\u00a0is defined by his fearless leadership and unwavering commitment to quality stories: The main strategy for growing audience is to publish more, better stories. The stories we\u2019re prouder of, the stories we put more effort into, attract more readers.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also the author of the critically acclaimed biography\u00a0\u201cThe Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War\u201d\u2014a fascinating double biography that follows two rivals and friends from the beginning of the Cold War to its end.\u00a0The New York Times\u00a0said that the book was \u201cbrimming with fascinating revelations about the men and the harrowing events they steered through.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thompson is a former senior editor at\u00a0Legal Affairs\u00a0and a former contributor at CBS. With a massive and vigilant following on social media, he\u2019s one of LinkedIn\u2019s most-followed individuals. He earned the 21st Century Leader Award from The National Committee on American Foreign Policy, was a Future Tense Fellow at the New America Foundation and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.<\/p>\n

Thompson is also an accomplished runner and is currently the American record holder for men over age 45 in the 50k. He is also ranked in the top ten marathoners in the world for his age group. He can show you how the lessons he\u2019s learned from running are also\u00a0applicable to business, and every other field.\u00a0<\/b>The discipline and grit put into this solo sport is undeniably influential on productivity, creativity and purpose. To Thompson, running is not a matter of physical talent, but a matter of mental strength.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Nita Farahany<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Author of \u201cThe Battle for Your Brain\u201d | Legal Scholar & Ethicist | Director of The Duke Initiative for Science & Society<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You\u2019re driving home after a long day, desperate to stay awake. Suddenly, a mild zap from your headrest bolts you upright, alert. You\u2019re safe\u2014no caffeine required. This kind of revolutionary device is already in action, and they\u2019re only getting more sophisticated. Nita Farahany is at the forefront of the technology and ethics of wearable AI devices that use our biological and neurological data. An internationally acclaimed thought leader who bridges law, ethics and technology to champion ethical progress in science and technology, she says these \u201cmind-reading\u201d neuroscience and AI technologies will revolutionize everything. The same zap that can save a drowsy driver can also be used in the workplace to increase safety measures or tell businesses whether their customers really love what they\u2019re looking at.<\/p>\n

Farahany leads audiences on an optimistic, but cautionary, tour through the future of AI programs, like ChatGPT, and neurotechnology. She goes over the necessary regulations and shifts that need to be implemented with this rapidly developing technology, including how employers must build employee trust when adopting new technologies in the workplace. If we want to make the most out of AI and neurotech, transparency is\u00a0vital.<\/p>\n

Farahany’s\u00a0talks break down AI and neurotech to diverse academic, legal, corporate and public sector audiences. Her impactful insights have reverberated on stages from TED and the World Economic Forum to the Aspen Ideas Festival and beyond. She consistently shapes public discourse and policy on neuroscience, artificial intelligence and societal impacts through her rigorous scholarship, and\u00a0influential public engagements with academics, policymakers and corporations.<\/p>\n

President Obama appointed Farahany to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, where she served for seven years. She currently serves on the National Advisory Council for the National Institute for Neurological Disease and Stroke, as an elected member of the American Law Institute and on the Global Future Council on Frontier Risks for the World Economic Forum, among others. Farahany is a co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Law and the Biosciences and is on the board of advisors for\u00a0Scientific American. As an ethics consultant, her expertise is sought by corporations and governments worldwide. Her contributions have been recognized through election to prestigious bodies including the American Law Institute, the Uniform Laws Commission and the AAAS.<\/p>\n

Farahany is the Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law & Philosophy and founding director of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society. She is a widely published scholar on the ethics of emerging technologies, including the book\u00a0\u201cThe Battle for Your Brain: Defending Your Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology.\u201d She spearheads research on futurism, law and ethical implications of emerging technologies for society\u2014offering a roadmap for cognitive freedom in our increasingly interconnected world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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