Name: Threat or Salvation? Why A.I. Matters Now
Start: 2024-10-08T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-08T19:30:00-04:00
Location: 170 Central Park West at Richard Gilder Way, 10024

Tickets: $35 (Members $25)
Register online here: https://www.nyhistory.org/programs/threat-or-salvation-why-a.i.-matters-now?date=2024-10-08
In recent years, artificial intelligence, or A.I., has emerged as a fascinating—and to some, alarming—new technology. Many people use A.I. every day without even knowing it, in the form of autocorrect, online shopping recommendations, and social media feeds. But with the invented text of ChatGPT and photographic "deep fakes," the lines between reality and invention, and human and machine, have begun to blur. Will A.I. really be able to successfully replicate human intelligence—or can it do so already? Can it make our lives better? Could it take over the world? And what exactly is it? Technology innovator and thought leader Mike Pell answers these questions and more in a conversation with New-York Historical's president and CEO, Louise Mirrer.
Mike Pell has spent over three decades pushing the tech industry's boundaries of innovative design and technology, from his work on Adobe Acrobat and early smartphone design to his current role as director of the Microsoft Garage in New York City. Louise Mirrer (moderator) is the president and CEO of the New-York Historical Society.