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SUMMARY:AI: Opportunity\, Risk and Choices Ahead
DESCRIPTION:Registration required: https://luma.com/wraicoct2026\n\nOn Buil
 derloo: https://builderloo.ca/events/676-ai-opportunity-risk-and-choices-a
 head\n\nAgenda\n\n6:45 p.m. – Arrival\n7:00 p.m. – Welcome and panel d
 iscussion\n8:00 p.m. – Audience Q&A\n8:30 p.m. – Networking reception\
 n\nArtificial intelligence is advancing rapidly\, creating extraordinary o
 pportunities while raising urgent questions about safety\, security and re
 sponsible use.\n\nJoin experts from the Faculty of Mathematics\, Universit
 y of Waterloo\, the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the Wate
 rloo Region AI Coalition for an accessible public conversation about what 
 today’s AI systems can and cannot do\, the risks associated with increas
 ingly autonomous AI agents and the safeguards available to manage them.\n\
 nThrough expert presentations\, a moderated panel and audience Q&A\, the e
 vent will examine where the benefits of AI are compelling\, where stronger
  protections may be needed and where society may need to draw clear bounda
 ries. Topics will include AI security and alignment\, technical safeguards
 \, public policy\, geopolitics and the responsible use of AI in high-stake
 s settings.\n\nDesigned for a general audience\, this event will provide p
 articipants with a clearer understanding of AI’s current capabilities an
 d limitations\, emerging security concerns and the choices facing business
 es\, governments and the public.\n\nSpeakers:\n\nDr. Richard Florizone\, S
 pecial Advisor\, Global Futures to the President of the University of Wate
 rloo\n\nDr. Ann Fitz-Gerald\, Director of the Balsillie School of Internat
 ional Affairs\n\nMaura R. Grossman\, J.D.\, Ph.D.\, Research Professor in 
 the Sch
LOCATION:Centre for International Governance Innovation
URL:https://luma.com/wraicoct2026
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