SHREVEPORT, La. — Centenary College of Louisiana will host a three-part community speaker series this fall examining artificial intelligence and its use in everyday life, business and medicine.
The series will run from September through November and is free and open to the public. Registration is required.
The first event, “AI 101: Understanding Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Life,” is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. Sept. 22 in the Whited Room. A panel of Centenary faculty members will discuss how AI works, its current uses, practical applications and considerations for responsible use.
Panelists will include Denise Robb, Atkins Family Centennial Eminent Scholars Endowed Professor of Business and assistant professor of business and management; Rudi Banerjee, Board of Regents Endowed Professor in the Natural Sciences and assistant professor of physics; and Rachel Johnson, Centenary Endowed Professor of Leadership, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning and assistant professor of education and English.
“Centenary is addressing the unique opportunities and challenges AI brings to our campus and community,” said Karen Soul, vice president for academic affairs and provost. “Through coursework, projects, and events like this speaker series, our students are learning both about AI and with AI.”
The second event, “Practical AI for Business,” is scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 12 in the Whited Room at Bynum Commons. David Shebay, managing partner and chief product officer of CFGI’s Global Managed Services, will discuss how businesses are implementing AI, including case studies, risks, governance and execution strategies. Centenary’s Frost School of Business is co-sponsoring the event.
The final program, “You Are Training for a Job That Doesn’t Exist Yet: AI, Clinical Partnership, and the Future of Medicine,” is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. Nov. 17 in the Whited Room at Bynum Commons.
Jason Hill, system vice chair for hospital medicine and innovation at Ochsner Health, will discuss how AI is being used by clinicians for learning, documentation, communication and decision-making. He also will address how future physicians can prepare for changes in medical practice associated with the technology.
Centenary’s School of Health Sciences is co-sponsoring the November event.