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SUMMARY:Wheeler Lecture 2025: Efficiency\, Resilience\, and Artificial Int
 elligence - Professor Moshe Vardi - Rice University
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CONTACT:Ben Karniely
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce that Professor Moshe Vardi will b
 e delivering the 2025 Wheeler Lecture on Wednesday 22nd October hosted by 
 Professor Anuj Dawar.\n\nGuest Speaker: Professor Moshe Vardi https://prof
 iles.rice.edu/faculty/moshe-y-vardi\n\nAbstract: ‘In both computer scien
 ce and economics\, efficiency is a cherished property. The field of algori
 thms is almost solely focused on their efficiency. The goal of AI research
  is to increase efficiency by reducing human labor.  In economics\, the ma
 in advantage of the free market is that it promises "economic efficiency".
  A major lesson from many recent disasters is that both fields have over-e
 mphasized efficiency and under-emphasized resilience. I argue that resilie
 nce is a more important property than efficiency and discuss how the two f
 ields can broaden their focus to make resilience a primary consideration. 
  I will conclude by raising serious questions on the goal of the AI resear
 ch program.’\n\nTime:\n15:00-16:00 The Wheeler Lecture \n16:00-17:00 Aft
 ernoon Tea\n\nIf you plan attend\, please sign up on Eventbrite registrati
 on by 13/10/25:\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wheeler-lecture-2025-eff
 iciency-resilience-and-artificial-intelligence-tickets-1662530847519\n
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 1\, Computer Laboratory
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