Science Café – From Fear to Opportunity: AI’s Impact on the Workplace

• In-person event
• 1049 Bank St , Ottawa , ON , K1S 3W9

• Contact
• Jessie Cartwright, jessie.cartwright@carleton.ca

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how we live and work, but what does this really mean for the future of employment? Some predict mass automation and the disappearance of entire professions, while others imagine new forms of work and opportunities we can’t yet foresee. Beyond the headlines, the reality is complex and deeply tied to questions of fairness, human creativity, and how we choose to use these technologies. This talk will explore the promises and challenges of AI in the workplace, raising questions such as: Which kinds of work are most likely to be transformed? How might AI alter the skills we value? And what role should human judgment and empathy play in an increasingly automated world? Rather than offering simple answers, the goal is to invite discussion about how we might shape a future where AI and people work together in meaningful ways.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Majid Komeili, Associate Professor, School of Computer Science

Dr. Majid Komeili is an Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science, a faculty member at the Data Science Institute, a faculty affiliate at the Accessibility Institute, and Director of the Intelligent Machines Lab (iML) at Carleton University. He conducts fundamental and applied research in machine learning and related areas in natural language processing and computer vision, with a focus on generative AI, large language models (LLMs), multimodal LLMs and explainability. Before joining Carleton, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto, working jointly with the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Vector Institute. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Toronto.

Learn more:

https://iml.carleton.ca

https://people.scs.carleton.ca/~majidkomeili

https://www.linkedin.com/in/majid-komeili-b61309b7

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