Talk: The Transformative Power of AI and Open Challenges
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries, societies, and the way we live. But what lies ahead?
Join us for a rare opportunity to hear from Dr Manish Gupta, Senior Director at Google DeepMind, as he shares how AI is evolving and the exciting possibilities and challenges that remain.
Dr Gupta will walk us through:
- The latest breakthroughs in AI, machine learning, deep learning, and foundation models
- The duality of AI’s progress; from its ability to drive prediction, creativity, and understanding, to open issues of safety, fairness, and transparency
- The importance of Inclusive AI in solving problems impacting billions, particularly in the Global South
He will also showcase DeepMind’s efforts in:
- Building multilingual and culturally-aware foundation models like Gemini
- Improving computational efficiency of LLMs
- Tackling public health challenges in data-scarce environments
- Using satellite imagery to transform agriculture and improve farmers’ livelihoods
Through these examples, Dr Gupta will highlight AI’s potential to make a difference and the open questions that continue to inspire research.
About Dr Manish Gupta
Dr Manish Gupta is Senior Director at Google DeepMind, leading AI research across India and Japan. A renowned researcher and technology leader, Dr Gupta previously led VideoKen, the India research centers for Xerox and IBM, and played a pivotal role in the Blue Gene/L supercomputer project, which received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama in 2009.
He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a Fellow of ACM and the Indian National Academy of Engineering. Dr Gupta’s contributions include 75 papers with 8,000+ citations, 19 US patents, and numerous technical awards, including two Outstanding Technical Achievement Awards at IBM.
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