Thought Summit: LLMs And Society
When
Mon, 05/19/2025 to Wed, 05/21/2025
Where
Bill and Melinda Gates Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca
Overview
Generative AI technologies like Large language models (LLMs) are rapidly becoming a part of people’s daily lives worldwide with its effects being felt nearly everywhere, including in high-stakes contexts like healthcare, law, education, negotiation, and civic participation. While AI has brought transformative advances in these areas, research has shown that it can also have negative consequences. For example, to date these technologies have primarily benefited people in the West, which make up only a small fraction of the global population. Similarly, the risks of AI are considered primarily in such Western contexts even though these technologies are used all around the globe.
The 3-day thought summit will explore, analyze, and chart the future of LLMs and their integration into high-stakes settings in an increasingly complex and interconnected world. The summit will bring together experts, researchers, and thought leaders from diverse fields, who will delve into the implications and applications of LLMs for discovery, decision support, and creativity in diverse domains and geographies. The summit will foster a deeper understanding of the ethical, technical, and regulatory challenges that accompany the use of LLMs in such environments, discuss the potential and pitfalls of these models, and find ways to harness the transformative power of these models.
Participants
CIS, Cornell
CIS, Cornell
Chilean National Center for AI
National Endowment For The Humanities
Stanford University
Georgia Tech
CIS, Cornell
Microsoft Research
Stanford University
Landscape Architecture, Cornell
Common Sense Media
UC Berkeley
Microsoft Research India
University of Washington
Provost, Cornell
Communication, Cornell
CIS, Cornell
Penn State
Landscape Architecture, Cornell
Linguistics, Cornell
MIT
CIS, Cornell
Cornell Tech
Communication, Cornell
CIS, Cornell
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
OpenAI
Penn State
CIS, Cornell
Gates Foundation
Microsoft Research New England
CIS, Cornell
University of Washington
Tentative Agenda
| May 19 (Mon) | May 20 (Tue) | May 21 (Wed) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9 a.m. | Welcome Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast |
| 9-11:30 a.m. | Introduction & Interaction Activity | Responsible LLMs & Issues Small Groups |
Documentation & Consolidating Finding |
| 12-1 p.m. | Metrics of Success | Responsible LLMs & Issues Presentation |
Propose Collaborations |
| 1-2 p.m. | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 2-4:30 p.m. | High-Stakes Domains Small Groups |
High-Stakes Populations Small Groups |
Public Panel |
| 4:45-5:45 p.m. | High-Stakes Domains Presentations |
High-Stakes Populations Presentations |
Reflections & Next Steps |
| 6:30-8 p.m. | Dinner | Dinner | Closing Dinner |
Venue
The Summit will take place at the Bill and Melinda Gates Hall in Cornell University Campus in Ithaca.
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