AI and the Nature of Science

How does scientific understanding connect with successful predictions from AI? What role do explanatory theories have when AI methods are applied to big data? Can AI lead to paradigm shifts? How should credit for discovery be attributed when AI plays a key role in scientific inquiry? 

The goal of this symposium is to bring together cutting-edge perspectives on these questions and help set an agenda for future research and application.

The symposium will open with a panel conversation between the speakers below followed by Q and A session. 

• Cameron Buckner, University of Florida
• Thomas Byrd, University of Minnesota
• Lisa Messeri, Yale University
• Claudia Scarlata, University of Minnesota

The keynote presentation will be given by Carl T. Bergstrom, University of Washington, after which there will be a second Q and A session before the event concludes with a reception. 

The event is free and open to the public. Please let us know via this online form which parts, or all, of the event you plan to attend.