"Discussing the Future of AI with Global AI Experts" Samsung Electronics, 'Samsung AI Forum 2024'

Samsung Electronics will hold the 'Samsung Artificial Intelligence (AI) Forum 2024' on the 4th and 5th to share opinions on the future of AI with global AI scholars.

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman and CEO Han Jong-hee delivering the opening speech at the 'Samsung AI Forum 2024'. Photo by Samsung Electronics

The Samsung AI Forum is a platform for technical exchange that invites world-renowned scholars and experts in AI and computer science to share the latest research achievements and explore future research directions. This year marks the 8th edition. The event was held at the Suwon Convention Center on the 4th and will be held at the Samsung Research-led R&D campus in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 5th.

On the previous day, Han Jong-hee, Vice Chairman and CEO of Samsung Electronics, said in his opening remarks, "AI is transforming our lives at an astonishing speed, and as it becomes more powerful, 'how to use AI more responsibly' is becoming increasingly important." He added, "Samsung Electronics will fulfill its responsibility to build a more efficient and sustainable AI ecosystem."

The forum featured keynote speeches by global AI scholars including Yoshua Bengio, a world authority in deep learning and professor at the University of Montreal, Canada; Yann LeCun, Meta’s Chief AI Scientist and professor at New York University, USA; and Ian Horrocks, a renowned professor at the University of Oxford, UK, in the field of knowledge graphs. On the previous day, Professor Bengio emphasized building safer and more reliable AI systems under the theme "Bayesian Oracles for AI Safety." He introduced research findings on the future risks of AI such as large-scale labor market impacts, AI-enabled hacking, and the emergence of superintelligence, along with AI’s performance surpassing human levels in various fields. He stressed, "For AI safety, policymakers as well as the public must accurately understand the current state and future of AI." Professor Bengio also underscored the need for "preemptive safe AI design to prevent AI from engaging in dangerous behavior, aligning AI’s actions and goals with humans, and more coordination and cooperation between nations and companies in AI competition" to ensure AI safety.

Professor Yoshua Bengio from the University of Montreal, Canada, delivering the keynote speech at the 'Samsung AI Forum 2024.' Photo by Samsung Electronics

Exterior view of the 'Samsung AI Forum 2024' venue. Photo by Samsung Electronics

In the subsequent technical session, Joseph Macri, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of AMD, introduced AMD’s AI solutions under the theme "AI Everywhere," emphasizing the importance of AI platforms and collaboration as well as AMD’s strengths. A session was also held where Choi Young-sang, Master at Samsung Electronics SAIT, discussed AI technology trends and semiconductor AI directions with the speakers. Five recipients, including Professor Suran Song from Stanford University, USA, were selected for the 'Samsung AI Researcher Award' announced that day. The awardees also gave on-site lectures. Professor Suran Song was highly evaluated for her research focusing on the use of AI in robotics overall and her contributions to the development of recognition and inference algorithms for 3D modeling.

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