Coloradan Conversations: From discussion to action
Do stories in the Coloradan ever make you think differently, inspire you to want to learn more or even take action? Have you ever brought up the topic around the dinner table or shared a story with a fellow CU Boulder alum? That kind of community-led discussion is the impetus for the dialogue series Coloradan Conversations.
Coloradan Conversations: AI in Tech, Art and Ethics
Each Coloradan Conversation brings Forever Buffs and the CU Boulder community together to discuss a topic relevant not only on campus, but around the world. This series invites engagement and connection with thought leaders and fellow Forever Buffs about topics presented in the Coloradan alumni magazine.
During the kickoff event of the 2024 series, hear from CU experts about the ethics of artificial intelligence and how AI impacts the arts and society. Following the presentation and Q&A panel, continue the conversation with fellow attendees during a catered reception featuring CU research exhibits.
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Thank you for attending Coloradan Conversations! We look forward to seeing you next time.
Featured Speakers:
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Professor of information systems, organizational leadership and information analytics
Leeds School of Business
As director of the federally supported , Larsen is conducting research to create a transdisciplinary "backbone" for theoretical research. His research uses natural language processing technologies to create a framework for predictors of human behavior — with implications from technology use and investor decisions to voter behaviors and cancer prevention.
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Associate professor of Computer Science
Co-associate chair for Graduate Education
Currently leading the at CU Boulder, Zamani focuses his research interests on verification and control of cyber-physical systems, hybrid systems, embedded control software synthesis, networked control systems and incremental properties of nonlinear control systems.
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MFA candidate
College of Arts and Sciences
Roscina is an artist, experimental filmmaker and naturalist. Through biomimicry and the study of biophilia, her work examines human’s spiritual and social (dis)connection with nature, and seeks to raise questions about realizing a radically different metaphoric mapping of time, space and our place in the world.
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Associate dean of undergraduate education
College of Media, Communication and Information
Rick's work explores ideological formation and media dissemination, including how technology infrastructure affects the delivery of messages, communication technology policy, and how media and technology platforms are changing public discourse.
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