Conversations with the President

The State of Artificial Intelligence with Dr. Amy McGovern

The University of Oklahoma

President Joseph Harroz Jr. Is joined by Dr. Amy McGovern, a Lloyd G. and Joyce Austin Presidential Professor of Machine learning/data mining/data science for the physical sciences; Real-world applications with a special interest in high-impact weather. 2023 saw a massive increase in the discussion surrounding artificial intelligence and its impact on the world. Dr. McGovern and President Harroz discuss the implications of A.I. and its influence on severe weather research at the University of Oklahoma.

0:00 – 2:10 – Introduction

2:11 – 5:40 – A.I. hesitations and concerns

5:41 – 7:00 – Amy McGovern’s time at OU 

7:01 – 14:55 – Machine learning and severe weather 

14:56 – 16:30 – The rate of development with A.I.

16:31 – 17:35 – What success looks like

17:36 – 21:00 – Trustworthy A.I. and biases

21:01 – 25:58 – National Institute for Standards and Technology announcement

25:59 – Standards that exist