In less than 10 years, advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have built systems that can distinguish cats from dogs, translate English to Japanese, and even record your sentiments on Facebook. With the appearance of chat-bots, AI has reached astonishing—if not uncomfortable—levels. In science, the impacts of AI have also been impressive, although tempered by the rigor and greater scrutiny of the scientific method.

In this Kraw Lecture, Professor J. Xavier Prochaska will describe the rise of large datasets in astronomy and oceanography on the sky and ocean and then explain how AI enables scientists to perform unprecedented analyses. Prochaska will speculate on the future of scientific pursuit accelerated by ChatGTP and its friends.

In-Person Reception: 5:30 p.m.

Lecture: 6-7 p.m.