Thursday, February 26, 2026 | 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Hemmerdinger Hall, Silver Center of Arts & Science, New York University
The NYU Silver School of Social Work and the C+M Center hosted their second annual AI conference, The Human Future in the Age of AI. The day-long program examined AI in higher education, social services, mental health, and work.
NYU Provost Georgina Dopico delivered opening remarks. The program included a keynote conversation with Turing Award laureate Yann LeCun and four thematic panels featuring speakers from NYU, Princeton, USC, Yale, Stanford, IBM, Anthropic, and AARP.
The panels brought academic research into discussion with work in technology companies and service organizations. Participants included Jeff Hancock, founding director of the Stanford Social Media Lab; Ryn Linthicum, head of user well-being policy at Anthropic; and Alex Glazebrook, vice president of programs at Older Adults Technology Services from AARP.