Thinking about AI & Humanity: The Industry and the Academy

Thinking about AI & Humanity: The Industry and the Academy BA&BEng(AI&DataSc) Programme Event Topic: Thinking about AI & Humanity: The Industry and the Academy Date: 4 November 2026 (Wednesday) Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (Hong Kong Time) Venue: Arts Tech Lab, Room. 4.35, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, HKU Guess Speakers: Dr Geoff Keeling, Staff Research Scientist, Google Research Dr Gang Li, Deputy Director and Chief Researcher, Tencent Research Institute Ms Winnie Street, Senior Research Scientist, Google Research Ms Rene Zheng, Founder, Storia AI & Love Hacker Hosts: Prof Boris Babic, HKU-100 Associate Professor, BA&BEng(DataSc) Programme Director, The University of Hong Kong Dr Kangyu Wang, Assistant Lecturer, The University of Hong Kong About the Conversation The BA&BEng in AI and Data Science rests on a wager: those who build AI systems and those who ask what they mean should not be two different sets of people. Bringing together researchers from Google Research, Tencent, Storica AI and HKU, this panel explores the changing division of labour between industry and academia. What conceptual work happens inside frontier labs? Where does critical distance still matter? And do terms like agency, understanding and alignment mean the same thing in academic papers and product specifications? ________________________________________ Enquiry: [email protected] Prior registration is required. Priority will be given to BA&BEng(AI&DataSc) students, with remaining places offered on a first-come, first-served basis. The quota is 80, and a waiting list will apply once it is full. Walk-ins are welcome, subject to venue capacity. ________________________________________ → Live via Zoom here: Zoom Link: https://shorturl.at/jnem0 Meeting ID: 972 1450 6978 Date/Time: 04/11/2026 14:00-15:30 Venue: Arts Tech Lab, Room. 4.35, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, HKU Organized by: Faculty of Arts

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