Workshop on Foundation Models (Session II: Technological Foundations)

The Center for Research on Foundation Models (CRFM), a new initiative of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), hosted the Workshop on Foundation Models from August 23-24, 2021. The workshop convened experts and scholars reflecting a diverse array of perspectives and backgrounds to discuss opportunities, challenges, limitations, and societal impact of these emerging technologies.

Speakers in this session:

Yejin Choi, Brett Helsel Professor at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington; Senior Research Manager, Allen Institute for AI

Chelsea Finn, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

Tengyu Ma, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Statistics, Stanford University

Tatsu Hashimoto, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University

Sanjeev Arora, Charles C. Fitzmorris Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University

Kavita Bala, Dean of the Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, Cornell University

Jitendra Malik, Arthur J. Chick Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley

Natalie Schluter, Senior Research Scientist, Google Brain; Associate Professor of Computer Science, IT University of Copenhagen

Moderator: Chris Manning, Thomas M. Siebel Professor in Machine Learning, Professor of Linguistics and Computer Science, Stanford University; Associate Director, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence