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Colleges and universities are quickly trying to adapt to the rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI). Nazareth College has a new director of the Institute for Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Society. Jeffrey Allan’s experience as a psychologist and working with Fortune 500 companies and Silicon Valley startups has put him in a position to discuss AI from various angles: ethics; mental health; politics; and capital markets.
We talk to him about his work and the future of AI. Our guest:
- Jeffrey Allan, director of the Institute for Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Society at Nazareth College