Welcome to the event: Trustworthy artificial intelligence only comes with real understanding of language.
Event Location: Online and University of Bradford's JB Priestley Library, Room 01.53.
Event Description: John Ball is a cognitive scientist, computer engineer and author. In his new book, ‘How to Solve AI with Our Brain’ published in November 2024, John talks about his vision to bring trustworthy language AI to the world.
Since 2006, he has been refining software that recognises human languages. After a time working on language-to-meaning representation, it became clear that something was lacking, and progress was being held back. Then, the missing piece was discovered: the unexploited linguistic framework called Role and Reference Grammar.
"I have implemented it on a machine to demonstrate human-like understanding and generation of language. Even though human babies learn their mother tongue, ‘understanding’ by machines remains elusive for even today’s most powerful generative AI models".
John will be joined by Beth Carey, the co-founder and director of Language Parent, with over 20 years of experience in corporate technology, she has led large teams of technologists, established and exited businesses, and speaks on AI topics at academic and industry symposiums.
John’s corporate IT career was underpinned by his BS in computer science, mathematics, physics and engineering and an MS in Cognitive Science. Starting at IBM, he held national-level technical roles managing their largest mainframe computers.
Attending The Event: You are welcome to attend in-person or online. All attendees will be contacted via email with instructions on joining online or in-person.
Event Car Parking: We recommend NCP Bradford Southgate (Thornton Rd, Bradford BD1 2AP) for parking. From there, it is a 10-minute walk to the University of Bradford's JB Priestley Library. The friendly team at the library and other colleagues will be there to greet you.
Car parking at the University visitor car park cannot be guaranteed and is offered on a first come, first served basis. It can be accessed via Tumbling Hill Street using post code BD7 1DB. All visitors must register their vehicle for a parking permit within 15 minutes of parking by presenting themselves to the University Reception Desk, Richmond Building.
Additional parking can be found at:https://www.bradford.gov.uk/transport-and-travel/parking/car-parks-in-bradford/
