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Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability was the theme of the John McCarthy AI Summer School at the RDI Hub in Killorglin where the keynote speakers included Colleen Josephson, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Caroline Lair, founder of The Good AI, Patricia Scanlon, Ireland’s AI Ambassador, Professor Vinny Cahill of Trinity College Dublin, Marguerite Nyhan of University College Cork and Professor Joseph Walsh of Munster Technological University.
This year’s gathering took a deep dive into the area of artificial intelligence with both core and applied research tracks at it featured a stellar lineup of 19 speakers from four countries over two half days on Thursday and Friday.
The RDI hub building is dedicated to John McCarthy as a tribute to the Stanford University computer scientist. He was one of the founders of the discipline of artificial intelligence and his father was born in Cromane.
In the late 1950s McCarthy invented LISP which became the programming language of choice for AI applications.
The gathering heard that artificial intelligence is going to have a truly transformative effect in the coming years and, already, it is a discipline which has risen to prominence in terms of the personalisation of content used to interact on a daily basis online.
“Our aim is that the John McCarthy AI Summer School will become a calendar moment for the development of AI and the sharing of knowledge,” said RDI Hub CEO, Liam Cronin.
“As we strive for a sustainable future, we need to harness all the tools at our disposal and artificial intelligence is key to achieving this. Leveraging technology, AI, and cloud computing is a critical part of the journey,” he said.
“By incorporating cutting-edge tech into diverse sectors like energy, carbon management, transportation and agriculture, we can actively curtail waste, optimise energy consumption, enhance efficiency and mitigate carbon emissions,” Mr Cronin stated.
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