President Aoun's speech emphasizes AI, human creativity

“During this time of the disorder, we all need a guide,” Aoun told the graduates of Fenway Park opening ceremony in Northeasters. “You are huskies for life and Northeasters will always be your home.”

Their training offers you profound strengths that cross the AI ​​era, said Joseph E. Aoun, President of Northeasters University, on Sunday at their opening ceremonies in venerable Fenway Park.

“During this time of the disorder, we all need a guide,” Aoun told the students who are sitting in front of him for the afternoon ceremony. “Northeasters are more than a network. It is a constant constellation in the changing sky.

“It will never fade with time or distance,” said Aoun. “It will always be there for you. You are huskies for life and Northeasters will always be your home.”

Aoun denied the uncertainty of the changing times with confidence – an approach that he asked his audience to hug himself, based on the investments that every student has made in his travels in Northeasters.

“These are powerful learning experiences,” said Aoun about the trips, cooperatives and entrepreneurial efforts by the students. “They are invaluable in today's roller coaster world.

“Artificial intelligence is becoming more powerful every day,” continued Aoun. “Some experts say that it will have a greater effect than electricity. Other experts say that it is waiting for the overwhelming majority of them.

“Both can be,” added Aoun. “Your northeastern training will help you to navigate the KI revolution, its transformations and opportunities.”

The four CS

The foundation of her northeastern training is strengthened by what AOUN describes as “the four CS”:

curiosityWhat AI is missing. “Curiosity is the reason why the world spends billions of dollars for exploring space,” said Aoun. “That is why some of them studied in our Marine Science Center and researched life in the oceans. For this reason, she and your colleagues have traveled to 151 countries about dialogues of civilizations, cooperatives and other global experiences.

“And that's why they registered for a theater course even though they are a financial major. Your northeastern experiences have fueled your naturally human passion for learning.”

AI systems are not naturally curious, says Aoun.

For remarkable AI systems to try new things, they have to be rewarded with something as a “exploration bonus”.

“The human spirit does not need an exploration bonus,” said Aoun. “We have developed to be surprised. This research is the work of a life. Leave the curiosity to be your compass while you learn further.”

creativitywhich AI can only imitate. “Human creativity is based on imagination,” said Aoun. “It is not limited to existing data and replication. It shapes worlds that do not exist.”

Aoun showed examples to promote the creative wishes of his audience.

“As opposed to [Albert] Einstein, Ai could not dream of a new theory of space and time, ”he said.“ Before Ai was able to create a surreal picture, [Salvador] Dalí had to paint a melting.

“Creativity moves the human spirit. It is the interaction between the creator and society that makes it meaningful.”

context The environment frames the environment for creators and society with interaction, said Aoun.

“AI has no context awareness,” he said. “It is blocked in its data records while people travel through the infinite contexts of life.

“Your northeastern experiences have learned an important lesson: if we learn something about the world, we learn something about ourselves. Insights learns your border and natural state. You can integrate your classroom and your world experience and implement your passions in influence.”

Inspirational examples

AOUN deepened the appreciation of the context by quoting the examples of the students' students – as Luke Brothers enabled him to connect large companies with students to start startups. how Jizelle Dorego's discovery of entrepreneurship led them to mentor dozens of entrepreneurs of female entrepreneurs in the northeastern network; How DaUnte Peans dialogue has contributed to voluntary reports about civilization experiences to voluntarily report with underrepresented children, while they taught co -engineers.

Similar lessons were drawn from the experiences of the three student speakers at the morning closing ceremony when Aoun Isaiah Simpson praised for the change in his interest in mechanical design and 3-D prints in order to design a bionic arm for a disabled friend. In the same context, Aoun noticed that Kushal had learned to navigate different worlds when he pulled from his homeland India to make a master's degree at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences. Aoun has also described how Kaitlyn Gonyer's interest in health and wellness of children led to their work in the Department of Pediatric Oncology in John's Hopkins Hospital.

These stories switched to the last and most important of the four CS: Community.

“Curiosity, creativity and context -related mobility can help us achieve great things,” said Aoun. “Community is the reason why we reach them.

“In a world that is structured through data and design, the human connection is a magical force. It is the essence of art and music.

“When we sing together, we create moments of the community that will never understand machines. There is a reason why many voices raised in harmony can knock down powerful walls. And why choral music can sound like an echo of the divine.”

AOUN quoted Elliot Grainge, the spokesman for the opening ceremony in his studies, as a student of the first generation “with the unique talent, not recognizing what is but what could be”.

Less than a decade since graduating from Northeasters, Grainge had founded his own record label (10K projects), which last year led to its current role as CEO of the Atlantic Music Group, a 77-year-old power package in the industry.

“Elliot embodies the teachings of my speech – an integration of the four CS,” said Aoun. “His curiosity led him to explore the interface of music and technology. He saw opportunities as a digital laser.

“He is the architect of a new way of experiencing music. And his connection to the community – well, that's why he is with us today.”

On Sunday on Sunday, Aoun referred to the power of the human connection when he refers to the entrepreneur David Roux – the spokesman at the graduation ceremony of the graduates – as a “brilliant investor”, which “has launched companies and companies that are known”.

Roux 'context feeling goes beyond profit and loss of loss, said Aoun.

“He is a visionary social entrepreneur,” said Aoun about Roux. “His social entrepreneurship does not provide returns that can be measured in the balance sheets. The advantages are far more permanent.”

Aoun explained that they met for the first time when Roux and his wife Barbara were looking for a partner in their “boldest investment” – the Roux Institute in Maine Powered by Northeasters.

“Dave understood the key to unlocking Maine's human potential – and the potential in every region that was left out of the digital economy,” said Aoun. “The key is world-class graduated training in AI, in biosciences and in progressive technology.”

Relentless optimism