Conference on Artificial Intelligence held at NUML

Islamabad:A conference on’Artificial Intelligence: Ethics, Creativity & the Future of Work” was organised by the faculty of Engineering & Computing, National University of Modern Languages (NUML) here on Thursday. Dr. Shoaib Khan, Chancellor Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology, Dr. Mumeera Bano Senior Research Scientist CSIRO Australia (Online), and Babar Majid Bhatti, CEO National Information Technology Board (NITB) were the keynote speakers while Syed Ahmed CEO DPL, Dr, Muazzam Khattak (QaU) and Dr. Faisal Shafait (NUST) were included in panel discussion. Director General NUML Brig Shahzad Munir, Dean, Hods, faculty members and a large number of students also attended the conference.

Dr. Shoaib Khan in his address highlighted the future of Artificial Intelligence in Defense System of Pakistan and termed that AI is a multi-billion-dollar market for Pakistan. He urged the youth to play their role in this regard. 

Dr. Mumeera Bano talked about the responsible role of Artificial Intelligence in detail and shared the Australian model with the students. CEO NITB Dr. Babar Majid Bhatti emphasized the youth to seek knowledge and decide their future role. He briefed the students regarding the role of AI in national development.

Later, a discussion was initiated by a panel from the academia and the industry, and several concrete points were discussed about the future demand of AI in Pakistan. At the end, DG NUML thanked the honourable guests and presented NUML mementos to the guests.