March 23, 2023 • 3pm-4:30pm Artificial Justice This is a presentation and discussion on Artificial Justice, an ongoing experimental project that explores the complex intersections of Generative AI & the Law. Learn more
March 28, 2023 • 1pm-2pm Automating Early Warning: The Possibilities and Limits of Predicting Conflict Christopher Rauh and Hans Mueller showcase the approach to conflict forecasting used for conflictforecast.org that leverages the power of machine learning and natural language processing. Learn more
March 30, 2023 • 3pm-5pm Using Information Privacy Standards to Build Governance Markets Drawing on American pragmatism, Jane Winn and Pam Dixon contrast the U.S.’s compliance-driven, innovation-friendly approach with the EU’s bureaucratic model, proposing a federal framework that balances privacy protection with economic growth. Learn more
April 12, 2023 • 12pm-1:30pm Governing Smart Cities as Knowledge Commons Please join Pitt Cyber, the School of Law, and the Center for Governance and Markets to celebrate the launch of Governing Smart Cities as Knowledge Commons. Learn more
April 13, 2023 • 3pm-5pm Introduction to AI Ethics This talk introduces the audience to prominent AI risks, the current state of AI ethics, the landscape of AI regulation worldwide, and what organizations should do to develop and use AI responsibly. Learn more
April 17, 2023 • 3pm-5pm A Year of Resilience in Ukraine In this talk, Brik will speak about the resilience of KSE and communities in Ukraine as they confront war. Learn more
April 19, 2023 • 1pm-2:30pm Textual Speculations: How Generative AI Predicts the Next Word With the contrast between human and AI writing as a framing device, Annette Vee traces the ways that prediction has operated in generative AI and other historical attempts to automate writing. Learn more
April 25, 2023 Negotiating Difference and Pluralism in the Way Ahead: A Conference on Afghanistan This conference of scholars and practitioners from Afghanistan explores how society in that country can begin to overcome differences and build on past and present forms of social cohesion—and whether this can be done under authoritarian Taliban rule. Learn more
April 25, 2023-April 26, 2023 Conference on Afghanistan: Negotiating Difference and Pluralism in the Way Ahead CGM, the American Institute for Afghanistan Studies, and the U.S. Institute of Peace will convene a 2-day conference of Afghan scholars and practitioners to consider how Afghan society can begin to overcome these differences and build on past and present forms of social cohesion. Learn more
May 2, 2023 • 10am-12pm Book Talk: Solving Social Dilemmas Roger Congleton, BB&T chair of economics at West Virginia University, will discuss his new book: Solving Social Dilemmas. Learn more
May 18, 2023 • 11am-2:30pm Turkish Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan during the Justice and Development Party (JDP) Era The aim of this presentation is first to examine the key determinants of Turkish Foreign Policy (TFP) during the Justice and Development Party Era, and second to explore TFP towards Afghanistan. This talk particularly focuses on what NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan means for Turkey, and how Turkey responds to Taliban takeover. Learn more
June 27, 2023-June 29, 2023 New Frameworks for Troubled Times: A Focus on the Global Fisheries Commons Organized by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University in partnership with the Center for Governance and Markets (CGM) at the University of Pittsburgh, the workshop brought together academics, practitioners, and experts from a wide variety of fields for two days on the Pittsburgh campus. Learn more