A Journey Through Artificial Intelligence (JAI) lecture series

The Arqus Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation (AI&DT) Living Lab is launching the second edition of the A Journey Through Artificial Intelligence (JAI) lecture series.

Format: Hybrid. Online: link sent prior to the lecture. In-person: University of Padua (Archivio Antico – Palazzo Bo).

Registration required

Abstract

This lecture will introduce chatBots: artificial intelligence tools that answer user questions and can also generate creative content upon request. The basic concepts underlying the operation of modern chatBots will be described. Additionally, some practical examples of chatbot usage and prompting techniques will be presented. The lecture is aimed at a general audience and it is very informal, no specific knowledge of computer science is required.

Giorgio Satta received a Ph.D. in Computer Science in 1990 from the University of Padua, Italy. He has been a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute for Research in Cognitive Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA, and he is currently a full professor at the Department of Information Engineering, University of Padua. Professor Giorgio Satta main research interests are in artificial intelligence and natural language processing. He has published 1 international book and more than 160 articles/papers in international journals, conferences and workshops with peer review. Giorgio Satta has served as chair of the European Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (EACL) for years 2009-10.