The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence
You are invited to join the Centre of Excellence in Analytics on June 9, 2021 for an Analytics Meetup from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
- Keynote Speaker: Avi Goldfarb, University of Toronto
- Zoom Link to Event
Summary: Artificial Intelligence does the seemingly impossible, magically bringing machines to life – driving cars, trading stocks, and teaching children. But facing the sea change that AI will bring can be paralyzing. How should organizations set strategies, governments design policies, and people plan their lives for a world so different from what we know? This lecture recasts the rise of AI as a drop in the cost of prediction. This framing lifts the curtain on the AI-is-magic hype and show how basic tools from economics provide clarity about the AI revolution.
The Analytics Meetup is designed to provide BCIT faculty, and business executive with current trends, strategic insights, and best practices trending in analytics, big data, machine learning, AI, and building teaching capacity and talent.
This will be an immersive and interactive virtual event. Don’t miss this opportunity to network with your peers in this interactive environment and gain a competitive edge!
Speaker Bio
Avi Goldfarb is the Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare, and Professor of Marketing, at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Avi’s research focuses on the opportunities and challenges of the digital economy. Avi is also Chief Data Scientist at the Creative Destruction Lab, Senior Editor at Marketing Science, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Avi received his Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University.