Welcome to Smartspaces #5!

Hello, and welcome back to another edition of our weekly event forecast!

We’re thrilled by the exceptional response until now.

This week, we've curated an exceptional lineup of events that promise to ignite your curiosity and fuel your enthusiasm. We dive into AI Red-Teaming efforts to astrobiology and a highly rewarded Bug Bounty program on OpenSource & AI.

🌟 Highlighted Events 🌟

Tuesday, 17/10/2023

🚀 Venture Trailblazers | Featuring Scott Belsky, Chief Strategy Officer & EVP, Adobe by Founders Institute | Join FI for an exclusive conversation with Scott Belsky, a visionary leader in tech, as we explore the future of innovation and entrepreneurship. 💡 In-person & Virtual. 🎟️ Register early, Limited Seats.

→ Why is this 🔥? Scott Belsky's insights are shaping the innovation landscape. Recent development: Adobe's groundbreaking $1.5 billion investment in AI-driven creativity tools, propelling the tech giant to new heights in the digital space.

🤖 Intro to ML Monitoring: Data Drift, Quality, Bias, and Explainability | Dive into AI's Frontiers! Join this event to learn how to navigate the complexities of machine learning models for a responsible and impactful future. 🌐 Virtual. 🎟️ Register early, Limited availability.

→ Why is this 🔥? ML monitoring is pivotal in ensuring fairness and reliability. Recent development: Companies embracing AI ethics and transparency are outperforming competitors by 10%, showcasing the significance of responsible AI.

Wednesday, 18/10/2023

🧬 Bioinformatics Seminar | MIT | “Augmenting k-mer sketching for (meta)genomic sequence comparisons”. 🌐 Virtual. 🎟️ Free.

→ Why is this 🔥? Bioinformatics drives precision medicine and advances in genomics. AI is currently pushing the boundaries of what is possible in this field - protein structure prediction, homology search, multiple alignment and phylogeny construction, genomic sequence analysis, gene-finding, and more. AI has also aided biomedical applications in drug discovery, electronic medical records (EMRs) data automation, single-cell RNA sequencing, early disease diagnosis, COVID research, and healthcare analytic. We are pretty much in the beginning of a massive, transformational wave.

🤖 'Few Useful Lessons About AI Red Teaming' | Stanford HAI. Explore the vital role of red teaming in AI ethics and safety, gaining insights for responsible AI development. 🌐 Virtual. 🎟️ Free.

→ Why is this 🔥? AI red teaming is exploding in popularity: At DEF CON this year, more than 2,500 hackers descended to red-team AI systems. Every organization investing in AI—from Microsoft to Google to Meta to NVIDIA—has AI red teams to actively secure their AI systems. But what does it even mean to red-team AI systems? Grounded in case studies from Microsoft, Siva Kumar contextualizes how red-teaming AI systems differ from red-teaming traditional software systems, discusses how it intersects with previous lines of inquiry such as adversarial examples, and distills eight lessons from a practitioner’s perspective.

Thursday, 19/10/2023

🌿 Have Plants Tapped the Fountain of Eternal Youth? | Oxford University | Explore the fascinating world of plant biology and its potential implications for longevity research. 🌱 Join us for an engaging discussion on the secrets hidden within nature. 🌐 Virtual. 🎟️ Free.

→ Why is this 🔥? What cosmetic brands and your daily green shake know and advertise forever, could have much more to it - Unlocking the secrets of plant longevity could hold the key to enhancing human health and lifespan.

🧠 Explore the Future of Human-Computer Interaction with Michael Bernstein | MIT | BCS Colloquium Series. 🖥️ Join the conversation on advancing the way we interact with technology and harnessing human intelligence. 🌐 Virtual. 🎟️ Free registration.

→ Why is this 🔥? HCI innovations are shaping our digital world - Recent development: We are chatting in the oldest form of interaction ever with the most modern engine ever built - GenAI instruction is mainly powered by text, so what is next?

📚 Join the ML Paper Club by nPlan | Delve into the latest advancements in machine learning and AI research. 🤖 Explore cutting-edge papers, gain insights from experts, and be at the forefront of AI knowledge. 🌐 Virtual. 🎟️ Free registration.

→ Why is this 🔥? ML Paper Club connects you to the pulse of AI research. It seems pretty worth a GitRepo ⭐️ if you want to be part of a community to dive into recent developments and breakthroughs in deep learning models like GPT-3.5 and co. Extra: They also run a Youtube Channel 📺️ 

Saturday, 22/10/2023

🌌 Dive into the Quantum Frontier for Space Exploration! Join this event to unravel how quantum technology is revolutionizing space missions, from secure communication to advanced sensing. 🚀 Explore the limitless possibilities at the intersection of quantum and space. 🌐 Virtual. 🎟️ Free registration.

→ Why is this 🔥? Quantum technology promises unbreakable encryption for space communications and ultra-precise instruments for navigation. Recent developments include successful quantum key distribution experiments on satellites, marking a groundbreaking step toward secure quantum space communication.

All 30+ additional events happening this week from AI Bug Bounty to future pandemic response policies and smart grid seminars…