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First International Summer School in Artificial General Intelligence

December 22nd, 2008 – Joshua Fox

The Artificial Brain Laboratory at Xiamen University has announced a three-week summer school in Artificial General Intelligence, June 22 to July 10, 2009.

The course is aimed at graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, although it may also be appropriate for some advanced undergraduates and independent or industry researchers.

Instructors are international researchers experienced in various areas of Artificial General Intelligence and related fields, among them Dr. Ben Goertzel, SIAI Director of Research; and Dr. Joel Pitt, whom SIAI has engaged to work on the OpenCog project.

More information and registration details here.