First CCC Community Chat on AI Research — Oct 22

[Eugene Freuder]

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is launching a new series of CCC Community Chats, designed to spark broad discussion on key issues in computing research. The first event, CCC Community Chat: Envisioning Possible Futures for AI Research, will feature David Jensen (UMass Amherst), lead author of the CCC whitepaper Envisioning Possible Futures for AI Research. Co-authors will also join for the live Q&A: 

• David Danks (University of California, San Diego)

• Sebastian Elbaum (University of Virginia)
• William Regli (University of Maryland)
• Matthew Turk (Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago)
• Holly Yanco (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
• Mary Lou Maher (University of Sydney)

• Haley Griffin (Computing Research Association)

This CCC Community Chat will explore six paradigm shifts that could shape the next era of AI research:

• Neuro-Symbolic AI

• Neuromorphic AI
• Embodied AI
• Multi-Agent AI
• Human-Centered AI

• Quantum AI

Event Details
📅 Wednesday, October 22, 2025
⏰ 1:30–2:00 pm ET
📍 Online (Zoom)
🔗 Register here

The CCC Community Chat is open to the public. If you can’t attend live, please register and you’ll receive the recording as soon as it’s available.

This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) under Award Nos. 1734706 and 2300842. These awards support the Computing Community Consortium (CCC), a programmatic committee of the Computing Research Association (CRA).

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.