ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Dawn Song is a Professor in Computer Science at UC Berkeley and Co-Director of Berkeley Center for Responsible Decentralized Intelligence. Her research interest lies in AI safety and security, Agentic AI, deep learning, security and privacy, and decentralization technology. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the MacArthur Fellowship, the Guggenheim Fellowship, the NSF CAREER Award, the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, the MIT Technology Review TR-35 Award, ACM SIGSAC Outstanding Innovation Award, and more than 10 Test-of-Time Awards and Best Paper Awards from top conferences in Computer Security and Deep Learning. She has been recognized as Most Influential Scholar (AMiner Award), for being the most cited scholar in computer security. She is an ACM Fellow and an IEEE Fellow, and an Elected Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She obtained her Ph.D. degree from UC Berkeley. She is also a serial entrepreneur and has been named on the Female Founder 100 List by Inc. and Wired25 List of Innovators.
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Recent advancements in AI and LLM agents have unlocked powerful new capabilities across a wide range of applications. However, these advancements also bring significant risks that must be addressed. In this talk, I will explore the various risks associated with building and deploying AI and LLM agents and discuss approaches to mitigate them. I will also examine how frontier AI and LLM agents could be misused, particularly in cyber security attacks, and how they may reshape the cyber security landscape. Ensuring a safe AI future demands a sociotechnical approach. I will outline our recent proposal for a science- and evidence-based AI policy, highlighting key priorities to deepen our understanding of AI risks, develop effective mitigation approaches, and guide the development of robust AI policies.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
Business Leaders: C-Level Executives, Project Managers, and Product Owners will get to explore best practices, methodologies, principles, and practices for achieving ROI.
Engineers, Researchers, Data Practitioners: Will get a better understanding of the challenges, solutions, and ideas being offered via breakouts & workshops on Natural Language Processing, Neural Nets, Reinforcement Learning, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Evolution Strategies, AutoML, and more.
Job Seekers: Will have the opportunity to network virtually and meet over 30+ Top Al Companies.
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