AI & Ethics
Artificial Moral Agency and the New Control Problem - Marcus Arvan, Associate Professor, University of Tampa
Artificial Moral Agency and the New Control Problem - Marcus Arvan, Associate Professor, University of Tampa
Please register for this event here. Abstract: There are broadly two possible ways to attempt to create ‘ethical machines.’ On the one hand, we may create ‘Artificial Moral Slaves’: non-sentient machines that execute moral...
AI & Applications
Modelling and Propagating Uncertainties in Machine Learning for Medical Images Acquired from Patients with Neurological Diseases - Tal Arbel, Professor, McGill University
Modelling and Propagating Uncertainties in Machine Learning for Medical Images Acquired from Patients with Neurological Diseases - Tal Arbel, Professor, McGill University
This event is co-hosted by the Centre for Artificial Intelligence Decision-making and Action (CAIDA) and the UBC MS Connect Education Program. Please register for this event here. Abstract: Although deep le...
AI & Fundamentals
The Provable Effectiveness of Policy Gradient Methods in Reinforcement Learning and Controls - Sham Kakade, Professor, University of Washington; Microsoft Research
The Provable Effectiveness of Policy Gradient Methods in Reinforcement Learning and Controls - Sham Kakade, Professor, University of Washington; Microsoft Research
Please register for this event here. Abstract: Reinforcement learning is the dominant paradigm for how an agent learns to interact with the world in order to achieve some long term objectives. Here, policy gradient methods...
Seminar
SMART QI- AI supported precision public health for sepsis in children - Mark Ansermino, Researcher and Clinician, UBC
SMART QI- AI supported precision public health for sepsis in children - Mark Ansermino, Researcher and Clinician, UBC
Please register for this event here. Abstract: Sepsis is a preventable, life-threatening condition typically following an infection and marked by severe organ dysfunction that is responsible for 20% of all-cause deaths glo...
General Event
Speak Up! Community Building Workshop
Speak Up! Community Building Workshop
Please register for this event here. Interested to learn how to build an inclusive and respectful working environment? Curious about what to say when somebody makes an inappropriate comment? Want to know how to handle situa...
General Event
CANCELLED: CAIDA Presents: UBC's AI Career Fair
CANCELLED: CAIDA Presents: UBC's AI Career Fair
Thank you for your interest in CAIDA’s upcoming Career Fair. With the new mandates in place, an in-person event is not viable at this time, and our sample survey has indicated that there is not enough interest in experiencing this ...
General Event
CAIDA Fall Social
CAIDA Fall Social
CAIDA is happy to announce this year's fall social! This event is aimed at promoting networking between students, faculty, and industry representatives. This virtual event will give you the opportunity to discuss the current artifi...
General Event
Coded Bias Screening
Coded Bias Screening
Please register for this event here. This screening is the first installment of "Building an Ethical Algorithmic World: A 3-Part Series." Interested in the ethics of algorithms? Concerned with the current biases within alg...
AI & Ethics
Trust, discretion, and AI - Philip Nickel, Associate Professor, Eindhoven University of Technology
Trust, discretion, and AI - Philip Nickel, Associate Professor, Eindhoven University of Technology
Please register for this event here. Abstract: There is considerable disagreement over whether discretion is a good thing. In the legal sphere, for example, it has been said to cause discrimination, bias, and the arbitrary...
General Event
Q&A with Coded Bias Director Shalini Kantayya
Q&A with Coded Bias Director Shalini Kantayya
Please register for this event here. This Q&A with Coded Bias Director Shalini Kantayya is the second installment of "Building an Ethical Algorithmic World: A 3-Part Series." Interested in the ethics of algorithms...