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Opening Remarks and Fireside Chat

Thu, Nov 30

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Hopkins Bloomberg Center

The symposium opened with Dr. Laurie Locascio and Dr. Jason Matheny discussing the societal impacts of AI, quantum computing, and biotechnology, emphasizing global standards, and tech-policy collaboration.

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Opening Remarks and Fireside Chat
Opening Remarks and Fireside Chat

Time & Location

Nov 30, 2023, 12:30 PM

Hopkins Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA

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Summary:

The “Emerging Technologies: Innovation and Governance” symposium held at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center brought together experts from across Johns Hopkins University to discuss the transformative potential and challenges of cutting-edge technologies. The fireside chat with Dr. Laurie Locascio and Dr. Jason Matheny opened the symposium with a discussion on the societal impacts, policy needs, and governance strategies related to emerging technologies like AI, quantum computing, semiconductors, biotechnology, and space exploration.


The speakers talked about the pivotal role of AI, which has advanced rapidly in terms of capability and applications. Dr. Matheny highlighted the dramatic increase in interest and attention on tech policy because the public can interact with models like ChatGPT. He highlighted that it is in the U.S.’ competitive advantage to create safe and trusted AI systems and that thanks to NIST, the U.S. has a leverage to do so. Dr. Locascio highlighted NIST's mission…


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