Hello all,

We restart our bi-weekly reading group this week on Friday, October 5 at 2:30 PM.

We will be reading a paper called "AI and HCI: Two Fields Divided by a Common Focus", which argues that historically, "AI winters" have corresponded with periods of intense research activity in HCI. The implication is that the two fields have similar goals but opposite approaches, and that as AI falls out of favour, HCI rushes in to fill the gap.

Paper link: https://www.aaai.org/ojs/index.php/aimagazine/article/view/2271

I will "champion" the paper by reading it thoroughly and leading the discussion, highlighting why I think the work is important.

The meeting will take place in the DGP Seminar Room. Snacks and drinks will be provided!

Best, Jacob