AssociationfortheAdvancementofArtificial IntelligenceAAAI2025PRESIDENTIALPANELONTHEFuture of Al ResearchPublishedMarch 2025
Associationfor theAdvancementofArtificial IntelligenceAAAI2025PRESIDENTIALPANELONTHEFuture ofAlResearchPublishedMarch2025
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PanelMembers &AdditionalContributorsPanelMembersFrancescaRossi,EugeneFreuderAlanMackworthIBM ResearchUniversityCollegeCorkUniversityofBritishColumbiaChristianBessiere,Yolanda Gil,UniversityofMontpellierUniversity ofSouthernKarenMyers,CaliforniaSRIInternationalJoydeepBiswas,UniversityofTexasatAustinHolgerHoosLuc De Raedt,RWTHAachenUniversity,KULeuvenandrebroRodneyBrooksGermanyandLeidenUniversityMassachusettsInstituteofUniversity,TheNetherlandsTechn...
