Penn State's AI and the Economy Initiative brings together policymakers, practitioners and researchers from across the United States to exchange knowledge about the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the economy and society. The initiative will host its fall workshop Oct. 27-28 at the Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub in State College. Activities will take place from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 27, and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 28.
The program will feature external speakers from industry, including Amazon and Instacart; policy, such as the Federal Reserve; and academia, including Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; alongside leaders of the University's AI transformation, including Vasant Honavar, vice provost for artificial intelligence; Corey Phelps, the John and Karen Arnold Dean of the Smeal College of Business; and Ran Shorrer, associate professor of economics in the College of the Liberal Arts.
