{"id":252262,"date":"2026-05-22T00:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T04:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/at-big-data-alliance-symposium-experts-examine-ais-promise-and-risks-rowan-today\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T06:15:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:15:46","slug":"at-big-data-alliance-symposium-experts-examine-ais-promise-and-risks-rowan-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/at-big-data-alliance-symposium-experts-examine-ais-promise-and-risks-rowan-today\/","title":{"rendered":"At Big Data Alliance symposium, experts examine AI\u2019s promise and risks | Rowan Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Big Data Alliance symposium, experts examine AI\u2019s promise and risks | Rowan Today<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-05-22 00:03:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Industry and government leaders, researchers and academics gathered at the 13th annual <\/span>New Jersey Big Data Alliance<\/span> symposium Wednesday, where they explored the growing promise\u2014and challenges\u2014of artificial intelligence.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Established in 2013 to advance computing and data analytics in New Jersey, the alliance hosts an annual gathering to build the state\u2019s expertise and leadership in AI. Hosted on Rowan\u2019s campus, the event underscored the institution\u2019s growing role as a hub for AI research and collaboration in the state.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Led by Rowan University mathematics professor and department head Umashanger Thayasivam, Ph.D., a statewide committee organized the daylong symposium, which drew about 350 attendees, including more than 80 students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

AI\u2019s growing impact\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Artificial intelligence\u2014the use of machines to simulate human intelligence\u2014is a hot topic, speakers acknowledged, with profound implications for humanity. For New Jersey, the stakes are especially high as industries across the state seek to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving economy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Keynote speaker Khalifeh Al Jadda, Ph.D., director of data science at Google, called it a \u201ctransformative technology\u201d that will surpass the internet and the smartphone in its impacts on the global economy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a general purpose technology that\u2019s going to be embedded and integrated in each and every aspect of our lives,\u201d Al Jadda said. \u201cTherefore, it\u2019s going to transform our lives the way electricity transformed our lives.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Citing estimates of up to nearly $27 trillion in economic impact, Al Jadda said every sector of the economy will need to leverage AI. Rather than replacing humans with machines, Al Jadda argued the technology will augment human workers to increase productivity, capabilities and innovation. Meanwhile, companies and even entire countries are striving to meet those expectations in a race toward their own AI revolution.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a huge…<\/span><\/p>\n

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