Date: Thursday, 2 November, 2023
Time: 10am – 1pm
Venue: Aula Maxima, Quadrangle Building,
University of Galway
A networking interval with coffee will be provided between speakers and panel discussion.
Key Discussion Topics:
• AI as a Tool: Empowering Our Students for the Workforce of the Future
• AI Opportunities and Threats in Research and Teaching
• How AI is Fuelling Digital Transformation and Student Success
• Ongoing Responses to GenAI
• AI and Law: Regulation and Governance
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