Wednesday 16 July 2025 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Department of Computer Science and Technology, 15 JJ Thompson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0FD
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Hosted by Cambridge Language Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Centre
Wednesday 16 July
18:00 – 19:30 (arrival from 17:30)
Department of Computer Science and Technology, 15 JJ Thompson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0FD
Please register here – places are limited.
Join us for a drinks reception after the event – a great opportunity to network and continue the conversation!
Is AI going to take over the world? Have scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Is it going to replace all our jobs? Are we about to enter an age where computers are better than humans at everything?
Join us for an exclusive event featuring one of the world's best-known AI insiders-turned-critics, University of Washington's Professor Emily M. Bender. Professor Bender is co-author of The AI Con and featured in TIME100's inaugural list of the most influential people in AI in 2023. She will share insights from her latest book, explaining how the hype around these technologies is impacting our jobs, health, society and the environment.
Emily will be in conversation with Dr Guy Emerson, Departmental Early Career Academic Fellow and Co-Director of the Cambridge Language Sciences IRC.
Event Schedule
From 17:30 onwards – Arrival
18:00–18:30: Interview with Professor Emily M. Bender
18:30–19:00: Audience Q&A
19:00–19:30: Drinks reception
For any enquiries, please contact contact@languagesciences.cam.ac.uk