Press Invitation: VUB and ULB Open the FARI Brussels Conference 2024

Is AI a Public Good?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the center of societal debates, evoking both enthusiasm and concern. With rapid advancements in AI, data, and robotics, questions about the ethical and societal impact of these technologies are becoming increasingly urgent. In this context, the FARI Brussels Conference 2024 will take place on Monday, November 18. The conference provides a platform for critical reflection and dialogue among stakeholders from various sectors. Are these technologies developing in a socially acceptable and sustainable direction? How can we ensure that AI benefits everyone and not just a few? Is there such a thing as AI, data, and robotics for the public good? These questions will be explored under the theme: “Is AI a Public Good?”

The day will begin with inspiring opening remarks from the rectors or vice-rectors for research of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). This opening will highlight the collaboration between the two Brussels universities and set the tone for the conference theme: “AI as a Public Good?”

You are warmly invited to attend this conference. There will also be opportunities to engage in discussions with the attending experts and rectors. Please confirm your attendance by November 18 by contacting Leen.Vandevelde2@vub.be or +32 471 09 17 24.

 

 

 

 

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The Vrije Universiteit Brussel assumes its scientific and social responsibility with love and decisiveness. That’s why VUB launched the platform De Wereld Heeft Je Nodig – The World Needs You, which brings together ideas, actions and projects based on six Ps. The first P stands for People, because that’s what it’s all about: giving people equal opportunities, prosperity, welfare, respect. Peace is about fighting injustice, big and small, in the world. Prosperity combats poverty and inequality. Planet stands for actions on biodiversity, climate, air quality, animal rights... With Partnership, VUB is looking for joint actions to make the world a better place. The sixth and last P is for Poincaré, the French philosopher Henri Poincaré, from whom VUB derives its motto that thinking should submit to nothing except the facts themselves. VUB is an ‘urban engaged university’, strongly anchored in Brussels and Europe and working according to the principles of free research.

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