As universities expand further into artificial intelligence, the 2025 Envision AI Conference held on campus on Saturday, February 22nd will host a series of speakers focusing on potential policy changes that will affect the field of artificial intelligence I did.
A common theme throughout the speaker’s presentations was the new and changing nature of regulations and ambiguity surrounding policy changes.
“There are so many new questions,” said Cecilia Kang, a reporter for the New York Times, which covers technology and regulatory policies, during the opening remarks. Kang addressed the uncertainty surrounding AI regulatory policies under the new Trump administration, stressing that “it’s safe to leave a conversation behind.”
Speaking about Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos and other tech billionaires, Kang said those numbers have become “the villains within the Democratic Party.” She described conservative politics in the tech world and the massive shift towards Trump’s agenda. Kang explained, “That’s what Trump wants (Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos) wants a home.”
Kang addressed audience questions about how students should think about their pursuit of higher education, highlighting the importance of liberal arts. Calling the self-prescription cliché, Kang said, “I think we need to double the way we are human… how you think, how you feel, how you feel Do you love me?
About 100 attendees registered for the meeting, about half of whom were college students, according to the conference’s joint organizations Maddie Feldman ’27 and Emmett Suder ’27.
Souder is a former humor and opinion writer for “The Prince.”
According to Souder, AI was founded in 2016. Over the past few years they have hosted similar events, with the vision for each meeting being decided by the organizers. Last year, the conference focused on entrepreneurial ventures and technical ethics.
“We have a broad perspective, reflecting the overall idea that these AI systems are successful and, more generally, successful in deploying technology systems.” Feldman said in an interview with the Daily Princetonian.
“I never had a more impactful time to participate in AI policy,” Joshua New, policy director at Seedai, said in his speech. New quotes Vice President JD Vance’s recent speech at the AI Action Summit held in Paris, France, which suggests that American policymakers will prioritize American domination over safety and excessive regulatory policies We discussed. …I’m here to talk about AI opportunities. ”
New discussed how society is only concerned about safety after the rapid advances in technology emerged.
The student told the “Prince” that the event was beneficial. “It was closing the gap on AI because it was linked to environmental policy and manufacturing and industrial policy,” said Daniel Schiffman in an interview with Prince. ‘
In September 2023, the Princeton Language Initiative (PLI) has more than 12 utilized AI and large-scale language models (LLMS) with the aim of supporting early-stage AI projects in a variety of fields, including the humanities. The research project was awarded $798,000.
In December 2023, the AI Hub, a partnership between the university and the New Jersey Economic Development Agency, was announced. According to a press release from Governor PhilMurphy’s office, the initiative aims to provide dedicated accelerator space, connect researchers and encourage workforce changes. Earlier this January, Murphy and University President Christopher Eisgulber ’83 announced that Microsoft and CoreWeave had joined the effort as founding partners.
“We are all students who are planning to graduate to the position of power in these industries at some point,” Feldman said. “Thinking critically about these issues… that’s what we’re trying to do today.”
Devon Rudolph is the Associate News Editor and Staff Sports Writer for “Prince.”
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