AI and Connecting Generations: Effects at Individual, Organisational and Societal Levels

Artificial intelligence is transforming the types of paid work in the economy, how manufacturing is conducted and cities are planned, business operations and strategy, methods of governing and the law. Researchers at the Centre for AI at Brunel University are actively researching and publishing in these areas of immense societal importance. The proposed seminar series aims to draw on the centre’s expertise. One objective is to build research capacity through the opportunities for Brunel academics to intellectually engage with leaders in the field and thus enhance their networks. Collaboration with some of the speakers will provide opportunities for co-authored publications. Beyond the technical changes in the field of computing, we plan to show in the seminar series how the implementation of AI has wider individual, organisational and societal effects. Interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary approaches are essential to this endeavour. Thus, a further objective of the seminar series is to break down the artificial boundaries between disciplines, bringing a radical innovation we already know to be productive, to gain a richer understanding of how AI is transforming society and our lives.