Baruch College held its 2023 Commencement Ceremony on Tuesday, May 30 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, conferring degrees to 5,795 undergraduate and graduate students from the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, and the Zicklin School of Business. Baruch College President S. David Wu  presided over the exercises, and Linda Essig, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, served as the master of ceremonies. The Class of 2023 includes more than 4,100 undergraduates, over 1,600 graduate degree recipients, and four graduates receiving doctorate degrees. Speakers and honorary degree recipients are Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder and CEO of Chobani and Sam Pollard, Film Director and Screenwriter.

Moderated by David Rosenberg, Professor from the Center for Corporate Integrity at Zicklin School of Baruch College, this lecture focuses on the new OpenAI’s  ChatGPT. Last November 2022, OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT, a free chatbot that creates text using AI technology. ChatGPT demonstrates remarkable abilities, such as passing exams from law, business, and medical schools and its text-generation capabilities have also been used for simpler tasks such as to writing Shakespearean sonnets, discussing complicated topics, and composing heartfelt love songs. As the hype around ChatGPT continues to grow, new ethical concerns are emerging about the development and use of AI tools.

In the chat, Professor Yafit Lev-Aretz and Professor Nizan Packin discuss the current state of ethics in artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the importance of responsible AI in today’s society. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in the discussion, ask questions, and share their own experiences and perspectives on the ethical considerations of ChatGPT.