"AI, ethics and data: what level(s) of awareness?" will be the theme of the next Bar des sciences.
On Thursday June 12 at 7pm, the University of Montpellier is organizing a new edition of the Science Bar. On this occasion, three researchers will discuss AI awareness levels, ethics and data: Mathieu Lafourcade, PhD in computer science and researcher at the Montpellier Laboratory of Computer Science, Robotics and Microelectronics, François Sabot, PhD in plant genomics at the IRD Diversity - Adaptation - Development of Plants laboratory in Montpellier, and Jérôme Béranger, PhD in digital ethics, expert in Ethics & AI.
The Bar des sciences has become one of Montpellier's flagship events for scientific culture, offering once a month, from January to June, a participatory citizen debate on all aspects of science. Throughout the season, scientists are invited to engage in a dialogue in which their knowledge and practices are not only shared, but also discussed. The season is co-produced by the UM's scientific culture services and its partners: INRAE, INSERM, IRD and Radio Aviva. This evening will be translated into sign language.
A Science Bar dedicated to artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is already here, often discreet, but sometimes very visible. It is integrated into many aspects of our daily lives: geolocation, image recognition, data processing, text and image generation. It is profoundly transforming our lifestyles, and is making its mark in increasingly vast fields: health, the environment, language, scientific research, and many others.
But AI is no longer limited to the execution of automated tasks: it now raises major questions about our relationship to consciousness, creativity, responsibility and the choices we make as a society. In the short to medium term, how far can these technologies evolve? Can we imagine an AI capable of feeling, imagining, creating poetry, feeling empathy? Could it one day develop a form of consciousness? And beyond this dizzying question: are we fully aware of our practices with AI and their consequences?
To explore these issues and open up the debate, three experts with complementary approaches will be answering questions from the public live, in a meeting open to all.
To discuss this topic, three multidisciplinary experts will answer questions from the audience:
- Mathieu LAFOURCADE: PhD in computer science and researcher at the Montpellier Laboratory of Computer Science, Robotics and Microelectronics (LIRMM - CNRS, Université de Montpellier and INRIA, Université Paul-Valery-Montpellier and UPVD). His research combines the fields of computer science, linguistics and AI, and currently focuses on the automatic processing of human languages and lexical semantics.
- François SABOT: PhD in plant genomics at IRD's Diversité - Adaptation - Développement des plantes laboratory (DIADE - IRD, CIRAD and Université de Montpellier), and coordinator of IRD's artificial intelligence working group. His research focuses on the plant genome, its mechanism, structure and evolution, as well as on bioinformatics data analysis using AI.
- Jérôme BERANGER: PhD in digital ethics, Ethics & AI expert for the EuropIA Institute, CEO of GoodAlgo and associate researcher in the BIOETHICS team at the Centre d'Epidémiologie et de Research en santé des POPulations (CERPOP - INSERM and Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III). His research focuses on the moral and societal approach to the digital revolution. He also publishes scientific works on the subject. His latest: " Conscious AI is no longer a utopia! Il est encore temps de s'y préparer, 2024, De Boeck Supérieur".
Practical information:
- Date: Thursday, June 12, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
- Venue: Emile Zola media library, Montpellier
- Free admission, subject to availability