Chad Broughton (UChicago)- Academic Freedom in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Date & Time:

October 21, 2025 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Location:

Chicago Forum Building, 5737 S University Ave, Chicago, IL,

10/21/2025 05:30 PM 10/21/2025 07:00 PM America/Chicago Chad Broughton (UChicago)- Academic Freedom in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Chicago Forum Building, 5737 S University Ave, Chicago, IL,

This is the inaugural discussion dinner for the Chicago Forums’ Free Expression and Emerging Technologies committee. During this time, we hope to give UChicago students the opportunity to discuss the role of the University in regulating artificial intelligence and protecting free expression. Should universities limit or guide AI usage in the classroom and in research? Does AI threaten or enhance the marketplace of ideas? How can academic freedom coexist with the risks of misinformation, bias, and surveillance in AI technologies?

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Speakers

Chad Broughton

Professor, Social Sciences Division, UChicago

Professor Broughton is the author of Boom, Bust, Exodus: The Rust Belt, the Maquilas, and a Tale of Two Cities and a contributor to The Atlantic magazine. This quarter, he is leading discussions on the topic of Artificial Intelligence for the BA Project Seminar.

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