SESSION 1
October 18th
[Paris]
9:00- 18:30 Introductory session

9:00- 9:30 Welcome coffee and orientation.

9:30 - 11:00 Pre-recorded lecture by Robert Zatorre

11:30 - 12:30 Talk by chair Eliezer Rabinovici: “High Energy Physics: Successes, Challenges and Magic”

13:00- 14:00 Lunch at IAS.

14:00 - 15:30 Scientific discussion with Robert Zatorre followed by discussion, wrap-up and authored write-up

16:00- 17:00 Invited talk by Helga Nowotny: “In AI We Trust. Power, illusion and control of predictive algorithms”

18:30 Welcome speech by chair Saadi Lahlou and welcome drinks with Paris colleagues at the IAS (mentors present: Fukuda, Paré, Wang, Zatorre, Aumann)

October 19th
[Paris]
9:00- 18:30 Scientific session at the Paris IAS

9:00- 9:30 Welcome coffee.

9:30- 10:30 Talk by chair Raouf Boucekkine: “Data science and deep learning vs theory: two examples from economics and finance”

10:30- 13:00 Free for discussions

13:00- 14:00 lunch at IAS.

14:00- 16:45 Scientific session with talks by Robert Aumann and Karen Yeung

16:45- 17:30 Wrap-up and authored write-up.

18:30 Optional refreshments in the IEA yard.

October 20th
[Paris]
9:00- 17:30 Scientific session at the Paris IAS

9:00- 9:30 Welcome coffee.

9:30- 10:30 Talk by chair Saadi Lahlou: “Distributed intelligence and distributed agency”

10:30- 13:00 Free for discussions

13:00- 14:00 Lunch at IAS

14:00- 16:45 Scientific session with talks by William Hopkins (online) and Toshio Fukuda.

16:45- 17:30 Wrap-up and authored write-up.

17:30 Optional refreshments in the IEA yard.

October 21st
[Paris]
7:45- 20:00 Scientific session and exchange at ENS- Paris Saclay

7:45 (sharp) Bus departure for Saclay University. Rendezvous at the Institute.

9:45- 12:30 Scientific session with talks by Jay McClelland and Xiao-Jing Wang

12:30- 13:15 Wrap-up and authored write-up

13:15- 14:00 Lunch at Saclay

14:00 Opening remarks on behalf of the university:

  • Michel Guidal and Stéphanie Lacour, Université Paris Saclay
  • Saadi Lahlou, ICA4
  • Nicolas Vayatis, ENS Paris-Saclay

An exploration of research done by University Paris Saclay in the field of intelligence and artificial intelligence, presented by Saclaysian colleagues:

  • SSH- Daniela Piana (ISP - ENS Paris Saclay - Bologna)
  • Health sciences- Stanislas Dehaene (NeuroSpin - CEA)
  • Science and Engineering- Alexandre Gramfort (INRIA)

15:15 Coffee break

15:45 The three separate workshops continue with more focused discussions between specialists, preceded by a presentation of about 20 minutes by a mentor or fellow of the ICA4 and possibly a presentation by an academic from Saclay.

Expected mentors:

SSH: Karen Yeung

HS: Robert Zatorre

S&E: Toshio Fukuda

More information on the workshops:

https://www.universite-paris-saclay.fr/colloque-ica4-intelligence-intelligence-artificielle

17:30 Plenary lecture "De l'Interaction Avec les Robots" by Zaven Paré. The conference and the debates will be presented and closed by Pierre Guibentif.

18:30 Wrap up and return to Paris (a bus is planned for 20:00 at the latest)

October 22nd
[Paris]
13:00- 18:30 Open afternoon at the Paris IAS

9:00- 9:30 Coffee

9:30- 10:00 Wrap-up and authored write-up of the day before

10:00- 13:00 Discussions, one on one meetings and interviews

13:00- 14:00 Lunch

14:00- 14:30 Research funding session with Olivier Bouin

14:30- 15:00 Arrival of guests, networking

15:00- 16:00 Public seminar: “Challenges and issues of AI in the next 20 years. Interdisciplinary perspectives” with a roundtable of mentors (Toshio Fukuda, Saadi Lahlou, James McClelland, Marc Mézard, Zaven Paré, Oron Shagrir, Xiao-Jing Wang) and discussions with the fellows.

16:00- 17:00 Q&A with the audience (fellows, guests, press)

17:00- 18:30 Media interviews and social drinks.

October 25th
[Paris]
8:45- 17:00 Scientific sessions at Sorbonne Center for Artificial Intelligence (SCAI)

8:45 (sharp) Rendez vous at the IAS, departure for Sorbonne Center for Artificial Intelligence - SCAI

9:00 Arrival followed by coffee

9:30- 12:15 Work in the seminar room with mentors Oron Shagrir and Jack Copeland.

12:15- 13:00 Wrap up session and authored write-up

13:00- 14:30 Lunch followed by a presentation of SCAI

14:30- 15:30 Optional tour from the robotics labs

16:00- 17:00 Conference by Xiao-Jing Wang: "Artificial intelligence needs the prefrontal cortex"

October 26th
[Paris]
9:00- 17:00 A Visit to Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS)

9:00 Rendezvous at Ecole Normale Supérieure

9:30- 12:15 Work in the seminar room with mentors Marc Mézard and Philippe Aghion

12:15- 13:00 Wrap up session

13:00- 14:30 Presentation of ENS, cocktail and networking.

14:30- 15:30 A visit to the ENS labs

15:30- 17:00 Free discussions with present mentors and academics

October 27th
[Paris]
9:00- 19:00 Closing sessions at the Paris IAS

9:00- 9:30 Welcome coffee.

9:30- 12:15 Scientific session with Zaven Paré and Shimon Ullman

12:15-13:00 Wrap-up and authored write-up

13:00- 14:00 Lunch at IAS.

14:00 - 14:15 Talk by Estevam Las Casas: ICA4 - Session 2 in Belo Horizonte (via Zoom)

14:15 - 14:45 Rendezvous in Teemew for a break and a group photo

15:00- 18:00 Plenary seminar: work programme until Belo Horizonte, presentation, discussion of conclusions of the Paris session.

18:00- 19:00 Optional refreshments at Paris IAS