Q&A form: https://forms.gle/9w15G32anGWQ9JTc6 A symposium exploring technological and philosophical questions about generative AI’s effect on public discourse. Subscribe and turn on notifications to keep up with the Knight First Amendment Institute: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIp4_36yY_Sr3CwLvvxDjwQ While the technology underlying generative AI has been decades in the making, to the public, the introduction of ChatGPT, Dall-E, and similar tools feels like a seismic shift in the relationship between humans and technology, especially technology used for expressive purposes. The emergence of generative AI models has been accompanied by predictions of dire harms, including a fresh deluge of disinformation, threats to free elections, and other attacks aimed at destabilizing democracies. This symposium will bring together leading scholars and practitioners in computer science, law, communications, and policy to debate some of the biggest questions machine-learning tools raise for the future of public discourse, free expression, and democracy. The symposium, which is co-sponsored by Columbia Engineering and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, will take place in person at The Forum at Columbia University and online. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 20 THE FORUM AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 601 W 125TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10027 SCHEDULE Welcome and keynotes 11:00AM – 12:15PM ET Welcome Shih-Fu Chang, Columbia Engineering Jameel Jaffer, Knight Institute Keynote 1A: Opening Up the Language Model Black Box Tatsunori B. Hashimoto, Stanford University Keynote 1B: Challenges for Conversational AI in the Era of LLM Dilek Hakkani-Tür, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Lunch Break: 12:15PM – 1:00PM ET 1:00PM – 2:15PM ET Panel 1: Empirical and Technological Questions: Current Landscape, Challenges, and Opportunities Panelists Alex Jaimes, Dataminr Kathy McKeown, Columbia Engineering Smaranda Muresan, Barnard College Arvind Narayanan, Princeton University Carl Vondrick, Columbia Engineering Moderator Shih-Fu Chang, Columbia Engineering Break 2:15PM – 2:30PM ET 2:30PM – 3:00PM ET Seed Funding Presentations Introductory Remarks Alberto Ibargüen, President, Knight Foundation (2003-2023); Board Member, Knight Institute (2016-) Katy Glenn Bass, Knight Institute Samar Kaukab, Columbia Engineering Presentations Xia Zhou, Columbia Engineering, Mobile X Laboratory Kathy McKeown, Columbia Engineering, Mobile X Laboratory Lena Song, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, SSRC Digital Platforms Initiative Carl Vondrick, Columbia Engineering 3:00PM – 3:30PM ET Keynote 2: AI and Trust Keynote speaker Bruce Schneier, Harvard Kennedy School Break 3:30PM – 3:45PM ET 3:45PM – 5:00PM ET Panel 2: Legal and Philosophical Questions: Information Integrity, Trustworthiness, and the First Amendment Panelists Mike Ananny, University of Southern California Nadine Farid Johnson, Knight Institute Camille François, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs James Grimmelmann, Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School Moderator Katy Glenn Bass, Knight Institute 5:00PM – 5:15PM ET Closing Remarks Visit our YouTube channel: @knightcolumbia Sign up for the Knight First Amendment Institute NEWSLETTER: https://knightcolumbia.us15.list-mana... Follow the Knight First Amendment Institute on our social media: X/TWITTER: https://twitter.com/knightcolumbia LINKEDIN: https://mastodon.online/@knightcolumbia MASTODON: https://mastodon.online/@knightcolumbia BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/knightcolumb... INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/knightinstitute/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@knightinstitutecolumbia Visit the Knight First Amendment Institute’s WEBSITE: http://knightcolumbia.org The Knight First Amendment Institute defends the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, and public education. Our aim is to promote a system of free expression that is open and inclusive, that broadens and elevates public discourse, and that fosters creativity, accountability, and effective self-government.

Opening Remarks from Columbia University President Minouche Shafik, Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean Shih-Fu Chang, and Knight First Amendment Institute Executive Director Jameel Jaffer at a collaborative symposium exploring the intersections of generative AI and public discourse. Subscribe and turn on notifications to keep up with the Knight First Amendment Institute: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIp4_36yY_Sr3CwLvvxDjwQ?sub_confirmation=1 While the technology underlying generative AI has been decades in the making, to the public, the introduction of ChatGPT, Dall-E, and similar tools feels like a seismic shift in the relationship between humans and technology, especially technology used for expressive purposes. The emergence of generative AI models has been accompanied by predictions of dire harms, including a fresh deluge of disinformation, threats to free elections, and other attacks aimed at destabilizing democracies. This symposium brought together leading scholars and practitioners in computer science, law, communications, and policy to debate some of the biggest questions machine-learning tools raise for the future of public discourse, free expression, and democracy. Read more about the symposium here: https://knightcolumbia.org/events/generative-ai-free-speech-public-discourse Visit the Knight Institute YouTube channel:  @knightcolumbia Visit the Columbia Engineering YouTube channel: @ColumbiaSEAS Sign up for the Knight First Amendment Institute NEWSLETTER:  https://knightcolumbia.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=4d1056d4db0457c898488d134&id=3835e07ef5 Follow the Knight First Amendment Institute on our social media: X/TWITTER: http://twitter.com/knightcolumbia LINKEDIN: https://mastodon.online/@knightcolumbia MASTODON: https://mastodon.online/@knightcolumbia BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/knightcolumbia.org INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/knightinstitute/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@knightinstitutecolumbia Visit the Knight First Amendment Institute’s WEBSITE: http://knightcolumbia.org The Knight First Amendment Institute defends the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, and public education. Our aim is to promote a system of free expression that is open and inclusive, that broadens and elevates public discourse, and that fosters creativity, accountability, and effective self-government.

Expert panel discussion exploring empirical and technological questions, the current landscape, challenges, and opportunities in generative AI. Panelists: Alex Jaimes, Dataminr Kathy McKeown, Columbia Engineering Smaranda Muresan, Barnard College Arvind Narayanan, Princeton University Carl Vondrick, Columbia Engineering Moderator: Shih-Fu Chang, Columbia Engineering Subscribe and turn on notifications to keep up with the Knight First Amendment Institute: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIp4_36yY_Sr3CwLvvxDjwQ?sub_confirmation=1 While the technology underlying generative AI has been decades in the making, to the public, the introduction of ChatGPT, Dall-E, and similar tools feels like a seismic shift in the relationship between humans and technology, especially technology used for expressive purposes. The emergence of generative AI models has been accompanied by predictions of dire harms, including a fresh deluge of disinformation, threats to free elections, and other attacks aimed at destabilizing democracies. This symposium brought together leading scholars and practitioners in computer science, law, communications, and policy to debate some of the biggest questions machine-learning tools raise for the future of public discourse, free expression, and democracy. Read more about the symposium here: https://knightcolumbia.org/events/generative-ai-free-speech-public-discourse Visit the Knight Institute YouTube channel: @knightcolumbia Visit the Columbia Engineering YouTube channel: @ColumbiaSEAS Sign up for the Knight First Amendment Institute NEWSLETTER: https://knightcolumbia.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=4d1056d4db0457c898488d134&id=3835e07ef5 Follow the Knight First Amendment Institute on our social media: X/TWITTER: http://twitter.com/knightcolumbia LINKEDIN: https://mastodon.online/@knightcolumbia MASTODON: https://mastodon.online/@knightcolumbia BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/knightcolumbia.org INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/knightinstitute/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@knightinstitutecolumbia Visit the Knight First Amendment Institute’s WEBSITE: http://knightcolumbia.org The Knight First Amendment Institute defends the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, and public education. Our aim is to promote a system of free expression that is open and inclusive, that broadens and elevates public discourse, and that fosters creativity, accountability, and effective self-government.

Keynote presentation from Stanford University Assistant Professor Tatsunori Hashimoto exploring recent advancements in natural language processing models, as well as efforts to better evaluate and improve these models' trustworthiness over time. Followed by a fireside chat with Columbia Engineering Vice Dean Garud Iyengar. Subscribe and turn on notifications to keep up with the Knight First Amendment Institute: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIp4_36yY_Sr3CwLvvxDjwQ?sub_confirmation=1 While the technology underlying generative AI has been decades in the making, to the public, the introduction of ChatGPT, Dall-E, and similar tools feels like a seismic shift in the relationship between humans and technology, especially technology used for expressive purposes. The emergence of generative AI models has been accompanied by predictions of dire harms, including a fresh deluge of disinformation, threats to free elections, and other attacks aimed at destabilizing democracies. This symposium brought together leading scholars and practitioners in computer science, law, communications, and policy to debate some of the biggest questions machine-learning tools raise for the future of public discourse, free expression, and democracy. Visit our YouTube channel: @knightcolumbia Visit the Columbia Engineering YouTube channel: @ColumbiaSEAS Follow the Knight First Amendment Institute on our social media: X/TWITTER: http://twitter.com/knightcolumbia LINKEDIN: https://mastodon.online/@knightcolumbia MASTODON: https://mastodon.online/@knightcolumbia BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/knightcolumbia.org INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/knightinstitute/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@knightinstitutecolumbia Visit the Knight First Amendment Institute’s WEBSITE: http://knightcolumbia.org The Knight First Amendment Institute defends the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, and public education. Our aim is to promote a system of free expression that is open and inclusive, that broadens and elevates public discourse, and that fosters creativity, accountability, and effective self-government.

A keynote presentation from University of Illinois Professor Dilek Hakkani-Tür exploring challenges for conversational AI in the era of large language models (LLMs). Followed by a fireside chat with Columbia Engineering Professor Kathy McKeown. Subscribe and turn on notifications to keep up with the Knight First Amendment Institute: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIp4_36yY_Sr3CwLvvxDjwQ?sub_confirmation=1 While the technology underlying generative AI has been decades in the making, to the public, the introduction of ChatGPT, Dall-E, and similar tools feels like a seismic shift in the relationship between humans and technology, especially technology used for expressive purposes. The emergence of generative AI models has been accompanied by predictions of dire harms, including a fresh deluge of disinformation, threats to free elections, and other attacks aimed at destabilizing democracies. This symposium brought together leading scholars and practitioners in computer science, law, communications, and policy to debate some of the biggest questions machine-learning tools raise for the future of public discourse, free expression, and democracy. Read more about the symposium here: https://knightcolumbia.org/events/generative-ai-free-speech-public-discourse Visit the Knight Institute YouTube channel: @knightcolumbia Visit the Columbia Engineering YouTube channel: @ColumbiaSEAS Sign up for the Knight First Amendment Institute NEWSLETTER: https://knightcolumbia.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=4d1056d4db0457c898488d134&id=3835e07ef5 Follow the Knight First Amendment Institute on our social media: X/TWITTER: http://twitter.com/knightcolumbia LINKEDIN: https://mastodon.online/@knightcolumbia MASTODON: https://mastodon.online/@knightcolumbia BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/knightcolumbia.org INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/knightinstitute/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@knightinstitutecolumbia Visit the Knight First Amendment Institute’s WEBSITE: http://knightcolumbia.org The Knight First Amendment Institute defends the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, and public education. Our aim is to promote a system of free expression that is open and inclusive, that broadens and elevates public discourse, and that fosters creativity, accountability, and effective self-government.

Seed funding presentations exploring new developments in generative AI and their applications to public discourse and free speech questions. Introductory Remarks: Alberto Ibargüen, President, Knight Foundation (2005-2024); Board Member, Knight Institute (2016-2021) Katy Glenn Bass, Knight Institute Samar Kaukab, Columbia Engineering Presentations: Xia Zhou, Columbia Engineering Kathy McKeown, Columbia Engineering Lena Song, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, SSRC Digital Platforms Initiative Carl Vondrick, Columbia Engineering Subscribe and turn on notifications to keep up with the Knight First Amendment Institute: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIp4_36yY_Sr3CwLvvxDjwQ?sub_confirmation=1 While the technology underlying generative AI has been decades in the making, to the public, the introduction of ChatGPT, Dall-E, and similar tools feels like a seismic shift in the relationship between humans and technology, especially technology used for expressive purposes. The emergence of generative AI models has been accompanied by predictions of dire harms, including a fresh deluge of disinformation, threats to free elections, and other attacks aimed at destabilizing democracies. This symposium brought together leading scholars and practitioners in computer science, law, communications, and policy to debate some of the biggest questions machine-learning tools raise for the future of public discourse, free expression, and democracy. Read more about the symposium here: https://knightcolumbia.org/events/generative-ai-free-speech-public-discourse Visit the Knight Institute YouTube channel: @knightcolumbia Visit the Columbia Engineering YouTube channel: @ColumbiaSEAS Sign up for the Knight First Amendment Institute NEWSLETTER: https://knightcolumbia.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=4d1056d4db0457c898488d134&id=3835e07ef5 Follow the Knight First Amendment Institute on our social media: X/TWITTER: http://twitter.com/knightcolumbia LINKEDIN: https://mastodon.online/@knightcolumbia MASTODON: https://mastodon.online/@knightcolumbia BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/knightcolumbia.org INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/knightinstitute/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@knightinstitutecolumbia Visit the Knight First Amendment Institute’s WEBSITE: http://knightcolumbia.org The Knight First Amendment Institute defends the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, and public education. Our aim is to promote a system of free expression that is open and inclusive, that broadens and elevates public discourse, and that fosters creativity, accountability, and effective self-government.

Keynote presentation from cryptographer and Harvard Kennedy School Lecturer Bruce Schneier exploring how conceptions trust and security apply to rapidly advancing AI technologies. Followed by a fireside chat with Knight Institute Executive Director Jameel Jaffer Subscribe and turn on notifications to keep up with the Knight First Amendment Institute: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIp4_36yY_Sr3CwLvvxDjwQ?sub_confirmation=1 While the technology underlying generative AI has been decades in the making, to the public, the introduction of ChatGPT, Dall-E, and similar tools feels like a seismic shift in the relationship between humans and technology, especially technology used for expressive purposes. The emergence of generative AI models has been accompanied by predictions of dire harms, including a fresh deluge of disinformation, threats to free elections, and other attacks aimed at destabilizing democracies. This symposium brought together leading scholars and practitioners in computer science, law, communications, and policy to debate some of the biggest questions machine-learning tools raise for the future of public discourse, free expression, and democracy. Read more about the symposium here: https://knightcolumbia.org/events/generative-ai-free-speech-public-discourse Visit the Knight Institute YouTube channel: @knightcolumbia Visit the Columbia Engineering YouTube channel: @ColumbiaSEAS Sign up for the Knight First Amendment Institute NEWSLETTER: https://knightcolumbia.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=4d1056d4db0457c898488d134&id=3835e07ef5 Follow the Knight First Amendment Institute on our social media: X/TWITTER: http://twitter.com/knightcolumbia LINKEDIN: https://mastodon.online/@knightcolumbia MASTODON: https://mastodon.online/@knightcolumbia BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/knightcolumbia.org INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/knightinstitute/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@knightinstitutecolumbia Visit the Knight First Amendment Institute’s WEBSITE: http://knightcolumbia.org The Knight First Amendment Institute defends the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, and public education. Our aim is to promote a system of free expression that is open and inclusive, that broadens and elevates public discourse, and that fosters creativity, accountability, and effective self-government.

Expert panel discussion exploring legal and philosophical questions, information integrity, trustworthiness, and the First Amendment as related to rapidly advancing Generative AI technologies. Panelists: Mike Ananny, University of Southern California Nadine Farid Johnson, Knight Institute Camille François, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs James Grimmelmann, Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School Moderator: Katy Glenn Bass, Knight Institute Subscribe and turn on notifications to keep up with the Knight First Amendment Institute: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIp4_36yY_Sr3CwLvvxDjwQ?sub_confirmation=1 While the technology underlying generative AI has been decades in the making, to the public, the introduction of ChatGPT, Dall-E, and similar tools feels like a seismic shift in the relationship between humans and technology, especially technology used for expressive purposes. The emergence of generative AI models has been accompanied by predictions of dire harms, including a fresh deluge of disinformation, threats to free elections, and other attacks aimed at destabilizing democracies. This symposium brought together leading scholars and practitioners in computer science, law, communications, and policy to debate some of the biggest questions machine-learning tools raise for the future of public discourse, free expression, and democracy. Read more about the symposium here: https://knightcolumbia.org/events/generative-ai-free-speech-public-discourse Visit the Knight Institute YouTube channel: @knightcolumbia Visit the Columbia Engineering YouTube channel: @ColumbiaSEAS Sign up for the Knight First Amendment Institute NEWSLETTER: https://knightcolumbia.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=4d1056d4db0457c898488d134&id=3835e07ef5 Follow the Knight First Amendment Institute on our social media: X/TWITTER: http://twitter.com/knightcolumbia LINKEDIN: https://mastodon.online/@knightcolumbia MASTODON: https://mastodon.online/@knightcolumbia BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/knightcolumbia.org INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/knightinstitute/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@knightinstitutecolumbia Visit the Knight First Amendment Institute’s WEBSITE: http://knightcolumbia.org The Knight First Amendment Institute defends the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, and public education. Our aim is to promote a system of free expression that is open and inclusive, that broadens and elevates public discourse, and that fosters creativity, accountability, and effective self-government.

Closing remarks from Columbia Engineering Dean Shih-Fu Chang and Knight Institute Executive Director Jameel Jaffer. Subscribe and turn on notifications to keep up with the Knight First Amendment Institute: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIp4_36yY_Sr3CwLvvxDjwQ?sub_confirmation=1 While the technology underlying generative AI has been decades in the making, to the public, the introduction of ChatGPT, Dall-E, and similar tools feels like a seismic shift in the relationship between humans and technology, especially technology used for expressive purposes. The emergence of generative AI models has been accompanied by predictions of dire harms, including a fresh deluge of disinformation, threats to free elections, and other attacks aimed at destabilizing democracies. This symposium brought together leading scholars and practitioners in computer science, law, communications, and policy to debate some of the biggest questions machine-learning tools raise for the future of public discourse, free expression, and democracy. Read more about the symposium here: https://knightcolumbia.org/events/generative-ai-free-speech-public-discourse Visit the Knight Institute YouTube channel: @knightcolumbia Visit the Columbia Engineering YouTube channel: @ColumbiaSEAS Sign up for the Knight First Amendment Institute NEWSLETTER: https://knightcolumbia.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=4d1056d4db0457c898488d134&id=3835e07ef5 Follow the Knight First Amendment Institute on our social media: X/TWITTER: http://twitter.com/knightcolumbia LINKEDIN: https://mastodon.online/@knightcolumbia MASTODON: https://mastodon.online/@knightcolumbia BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/knightcolumbia.org INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/knightinstitute/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@knightinstitutecolumbia Visit the Knight First Amendment Institute’s WEBSITE: http://knightcolumbia.org The Knight First Amendment Institute defends the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, and public education. Our aim is to promote a system of free expression that is open and inclusive, that broadens and elevates public discourse, and that fosters creativity, accountability, and effective self-government.