Generative AI: The Curious Case of Common Sense and Creativity (April 20)
Description
Generative AI models such as ChatGPT seem to possess human-like abilities --- reasoning about problems, passing bar exams, writing stories. But do they really? In this session, we will discuss cutting-edge research on the great capabilities and striking limitations of these models and where should we go next.
About the Faculty Lead
Dr. Smaranda Muresan is an associate professor in Computer Science. Her research focuses on human-centric Natural Language Processing for social good and responsible computing. She develops theory-guided and knowledge-aware computational models for understanding and generating language in context (e.g., visual, social, multilingual, multicultural) with applications to computational social science, education, and public health. B.S. Technical University of Cluj Napoca, M.S. Columbia University, Ph.D. Columbia University.
Registration is Open Now!
Barnard alums (and individuals they invite) and families of current Barnard students can now register for the Spring 2024 Explorers Series — the inaugural Barnard|Next classes. Questions about participation can be addressed to barnardnext@barnard.edu.