Sparks!: CERN’s first serendipity forum on future intelligence | 17-18 September 2021

The upcoming first edition of Sparks!, which will be held 17-18 September, adopts the theme of future intelligence.

Sparks! the serendipity forum is a two-day multidisciplinary science innovation event organised by CERN. Sparks! aims to create a platform to drive innovation on topics relating to science, technology, engineering and maths, reflecting on their relevance in society and how to collaborate to address them.

The event consists of a forum and a public event. The forum will bring together 50 global experts, from scientists and ethicists, to philosophers and psychologists, to provoke discussions around the future of artificial intelligence, and what this means for society. The public event on 18 September will be available to watch through the live webstream from 16:00 - 20:00 CET.

Visit the Sparks! event website for more information.

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