2020 Inaugural Workshop of the Mellichamp Mind and Machine Initiative

Overview

The focus of the first Mind & Machine Intelligence workshop is the relationship between humans and intelligent machines. The basic premise is to bring together computational scientists studying the human mind and human behavior with computer scientists and engineers in order to: 1) Further the understanding of differences in the cognitive capabilities between humans and machines, 2) Allow scientists to better understand how the human brain works and what makes humans unique, and 3) Assess the imminent impacts of widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) in societal decisions. This may in turn improve the development of the next generation of machine intelligence: By helping scientists understand how machines might influence human cognition and brain function, the benefits of new AI systems to society can be maximized through the development of theories on how to best integrate human and machine cognition for complex decision-making tasks. The current workshop will focus on three themes and will bring together experts from the fields of Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Psychology and Neuroscience.