Brown CS News

Archive – January 2015

Michael Littman Refutes "Doomsday" AI Fears In Live Science

"Let's get one thing straight," explains Professor Michael Littman of Brown University 's Department of Computer Science . "A world in which humans are enslaved or destroyed by superintelligent machines of our own creation is purely science fiction. Like every other technology, AI has risks and benefits, but we cannot …

Faculty Position Applications Accepted Until February 4

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As of Jan 21, we have reopened the Interfolio site for applications. Since we're already well along in the selection process, only exceptional applications will be considered.  After Feb 4, the process will be too far along for us to consider any further applications at all.Job OpeningWe're hiring! The details …

Eugene Charniak Wins 2015 AAAI Classic Paper Award

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Brown University’s Computer Science Department (Brown CS) congratulates Professor Eugene Charniak, who has just won the 2015 Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Classic Paper Award. The award, which was established in 1999 to honor authors of works deemed most influential from a specific conference year, celebrates a …

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