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Summary:
The sudden arrival of ChatGPT four years ago has launched a worldwide phenomenon on a technological scale never seen before. This talk will focus on current technical challenges in advancing AI further toward General Artificial Intelligence as well as addressing considerations about the societal implications of AI today and anticipated impacts in the foreseeable future.
Biography:
Peter has a background as a scientist, business manager, entrepreneur, domestic and international bureaucrat, executive, diplomat, management advisor, and academic; including today being affiliated with both the Telfer School of Management and the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Ottawa.
He is a pioneer in the commercialization of AI and associated technical and social policy development and today is actively involved in integrity, ethical and policy issues related to AI, especially as a member of the IEEE-USA Artificial Intelligence Policy Committee, the IEEE Standards Association Working Group on AI and Ethics; in addition to business affiliations such as Fortune Magazine’s AIQ Advisory group, Harvard Business Review Advisory Council and MIT’s Sloan Management Review AI Advisory Panel.
Peter has an extensive background at the forefront of scientific and technological breakthroughs around disruptive technologies and their impacts on society. He is also the author and co-author of many policy-oriented op-eds related to disruptive technologies such as AI. See www.linkedin.com/in/peter-mackinnon-ba88682a/ for more background.
Speaker: Dr Peter MacKinnon
Subject: Current Technical & Societal Challenges Triggered by AI
Time: 16 Sep 2026 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Previous CACOR Live by Dr Peter MacKinnon:
- Cybersecurity & Communications Protocols for Connected & Autonomous Vehicles | 2025–28-05-28
- Artificial Intelligence is on the Rampage: A Call for Guardrails & Regulation | 2023-08-30
- Smart Cities: What are they? 2022-03-09
- The Rise & Foreseeable Future of Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities & Threats: in two parts| 2019-01-16
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