FutureTech
Workshop on
The Role of AI
in Science
November 2nd - 3rd, 2024
MIT Samberg Conference Center, 7th Floor
50 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA
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Workshop on The Role of AI in Science

The workshop brings together scientists from different fields to discuss the role of AI in Science

Session 1: The Role of AI in Advancing Scientific Research
This session explores the relevance of scientific discovery for welfare and how artificial intelligence is transforming scientific discovery across various fields.
Session 2: How AI is Changing Models and Data
This session explores the transformative impact of AI on data and models, emphasizing how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing data interpretation, hypothesis generation, and the advancement of scientific theories.
Session 3: De-democratization and Concentration of Power in AI
This session analyses how technological progress can create market power and discusses the growing concerns about the concentration of AI development and control within a few powerful entities.
Session 4: Challenges that AI poses to Science
This session will address the practical and technological challenges that AI poses to science, focusing on issues like understanding and advancing artificial intelligence, as well as detecting AI-generated content.

Speakers

Agenda

Saturday, November 2nd
9:00 AM
Kickoff
Session 1:
The Role of AI in Advancing Scientific Research
9:30 AM
Scientific progress as the driver of economic growth
Danial Lashkari
Princeton University
10:15 AM
How AI contributes to the discovery of new drugs
Regina Barzilay
MIT
11:00 AM
Break
11:15 AM
The automation of science
Ross King
University of Cambridge
12:00 PM
AI and education
Lilach Mollick
Generative AI Labs at Wharton
12:45 PM
Lunch
Session 2:
How AI is Changing Models and Data
1:45 PM
Introduction to Session 2
2:00 PM
The AI Feedback Loop: New Promises and Risks of Large Models
Yuji Roh
Google
2:45 PM
Machine learning accelerates computations in chemistry and materials
Boris Kozinsky
Harvard University
3:30 PM
Break
3:45 PM
Humans and AI: The Journey
Manuela Veloso
JPMorganChase & Carnegie Mellon University
4:30 PM
AI, Computation and the Future of Science
Stephen Wolfram
Wolfram Research
5:15 PM
Adjourned
5:30 PM
Appetizers & drinks
6:00 PM
Dinner at Samberg Conference Center
Sunday, November 3rd
9:00 AM
Kickoff
Session 3:
De-democratization and Concentration of
Power in AI
9:15 AM
Market power and technological change
Jan Eeckhout
Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona
10:00 AM
The Uneven Access to Knowledge
Rada Mihalcea
University of Michigan
10:45 AM
Break
11:00 AM
Strengthening and democratizing the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Innovation Ecosystem through the National AI Research Resource Pilot
Varun Chandola
National Science Foundation (NSF)
11:45 AM
Big Tech Big Science: challenges and opportunities for frontier AI governance
Haydn Belfield
University of Cambridge
12:30 PM
Lunch
Session 4:
Challenges that AI poses to Science
1:30 PM
Introduction to Session 4
1:45 PM
Watermarking and detecting AI generation
Lei Li
Carnegie Mellon University
2:30 PM
AI and the Science of Science
Dashun Wang
Northwestern University
3:15 PM
Break
3:30 PM
The LLM Conundrum
Keyon Vafa
Harvard University
4:15 PM
Conceptual and Technological Frictions on AI-Infused Science
Eamon Duede
Purdue University
5:00 PM
Closing remarks
5:15 PM
Adjourned
6:30 PM
Dinner at Legal Sea Food

Locations

MIT Samberg Conference Center, 7th Floor
50 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA
Legal Sea Foods - Cambridge
355 Main Street, Cambridge, MA
Parking is available at the E62 Garage, located at 100 Main Street. It costs $11/day and requires a credit card payment upon exit.

Contact

This workshop is organized by the FutureTech team (Neil Thompson, Emanuele Del Sozzo, Matthias Mertens, and Shiobhain Warren-Jenkins).
For questions or more information, reach out to mmertens@mit.edu or call Shiobhain +1 617-869‑7749

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