Location: Woolsey Hall, Room 110B (Auditorium 2)

Details:

• A 45-minute presentation featuring prepared remarks and accompanying PowerPoint slides
• A 45-minute moderated interview and Q&A session to address questions from the audience
• Refreshments will be served.

Abstract: 
In this 90-minute program tailored for the students and faculty of Wichita State University's College of Engineering, Joshua Saxe will provide an overview of contemporary Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. The presentation will encompass the origins of AI, the foundational mechanisms driving it, its present societal impacts including both risks and benefits, and projections of its future evolution. Joshua will draw on a comprehensive array of scientific and journalistic literature to assess the state of the field in a holistic manner. The opinions expressed in this talk are those of Joshua alone and do not represent those of his employer.

Biography:
Wichita-based computer scientist Joshua Saxe is a senior staff AI scientist at Meta, where he works at the intersection of generative AI, online safety, and cybersecurity. Prior to working at Meta, he was Chief Scientist at Sophos, a leading cybersecurity company, and Principal Investigator on multiple DARPA-funded cybersecurity AI research programs. He is the author of Malware Data Science: Attack Detection and Attribution, many peer-reviewed scientific publications, and holds more than 20 patents.