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Generative AI and Ancient World Studies Public Talk Series

Start Date 09 October 2024

Time 16:00 - 17:30

End Date 13 November 2024

Location University of Reading, Edith Morley building room G38, Hybrid Event - Register for room details and joining links

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As generative artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more visibly ingrained in daily life, it is crucial that we all learn more about what it is and how it works. 
The purpose of this public talk series is to promote generative AI literacy among those interested in/studying Classics who have previously avoided exploring the topic of artificial intelligence, and also to provide a platform for presenting the fascinating breadth of ways artificial intelligence and machine learning have been supporting research into the ancient world.
This public talk series is organized as part of the iGAIAS project in the Department of Classics at the University of Reading and the Distorted History: AI’s Skewed Visions of the Ancient World exhibition at the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology. It is funded by an Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities Grant from the Society of Classical Studies. 
 
For more information about our project and other related events, 
 
This is a hybrid event. If you would like to attend one of the talks, please register through the links below. If you have any questions or have difficulty registering, please email edward.ross@reading.ac.uk. Wednesday, October 9, 2024 – 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM “The AI Question, or What if Homer had ChatGPT” Dr. Richard Cole (Bristol) https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0ad7d23d-aa3c-4174-b993-c320fd4de373@4ffa3bc4-ecfc-48c0-9080-f5e43ff90e5f
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 – 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM “The silence of the LLMs – Speaking silence with generative AI” Prof. Genevieve Liveley (Bristol) https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e6f01f2e-91c0-4bdf-ba35-b20552b93e73@4ffa3bc4-ecfc-48c0-9080-f5e43ff90e5f
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 – 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM “The Impossibility of a Latin Turing Test: Reflections on Modeling Ancient Language at Scale” Dr. Patrick J. Burns (ISAW) https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3d6687d7-71ac-44e8-9bc0-18a3dacf6b5b@4ffa3bc4-ecfc-48c0-9080-f5e43ff90e5f
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 – 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM “Between Machines and Stones: 15 years of AI for Epigraphy, from statistical methods to the Generative Turn” Dr. Thea Sommerschield (Nottingham) https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5bda9236-8d5e-49bc-8137-b30e5fdaadae@4ffa3bc4-ecfc-48c0-9080-f5e43ff90e5f
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