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Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Freedoms

April 10, 2025 - April 11, 2025
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The Forum at Columbia University, 601 W. 125th St., New York, NY 10027 Auditorium

On April 10-11, 2025, the Knight Institute will host a symposium to examine the risks that advanced artificial intelligence systems pose to democratic freedoms, to discuss sociotechnical as well as technical interventions to mitigate these risks, and to identify ways in which these systems may be employed to support democracy. The symposium, “Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Freedoms,” is a collaboration between the Knight Institute and the Institute’s Senior AI Advisor Seth Lazar. It will take place in person at Columbia University’s Lee C. Bollinger Forum and will be livestreamed.

Read more about the participants and papers here. Agenda and further details to come. 

Day 1 (Thurdsay, 4/10): 9:00am - 5:00pm ET
Day 2 (Friday, 4/11): 9:00 am - 3:30pm ET

RSVP: https://aianddemocraticfreedoms.eventbrite.com 

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Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University