QCRI Talk Considers Present and Future of Artificial General Intelligence

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar’s (CMU-Q) campus was the location for a public talk organized by Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) on the current state and future trajectory of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).

Titled Where Do We Stand in the Race for AGI, and Will We Know When We Get There?, the event featured Dr. Ahmed Elmagarmid, Executive Director, QCRI, in conversation with Professor Michael Wooldridge, Ashall Professor of the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence, Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford. A globally renowned pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, Professor Wooldridge offered insights into contemporary AGI research as well as technical and philosophical challenges ahead. Consideration was also given to what the future may hold as societies edge closer to human-level machine intelligence.

 “We are grateful to CMU-Q for hosting this timely and prescient conversation,” commented Dr. Ala Al-Fuqaha, Acting Provost and Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning. “A world in which AGI performs diverse tasks as humans is not a far-fetched prospect. Few understand the profundity and consequences of this moment as Professor Wooldridge. It was an honor to welcome him to Education City in order to consider the evolution of human-level machine intelligence.”

Building on Dr. Al-Fuqaha’s comments, Dr. Eyad Masad, Vice President for Research, commented: “Like Professor Wooldridge, we are dedicated to advancing the ethical and positive utilization of AI within Qatar and around the world. His research within the field of AGI is inspirational and provides ample food for thought for our future endeavors.”

A recording of Where Do We Stand in the Race for AGI, and Will We Know When We Get There? is available on QCRI’s YouTube channel. QCRI looks forward to hosting further events that support its mission to conduct innovative, multidisciplinary applied computing research.