Helen Barton Lecture, “Mathematics in the Age of AI and What Comes Next”

Speaker: Talitha M. Washington

Talitha M. Washington, Ph.D., is Executive Director of the Center for Applied Data Science & Analytics, the Sean McCleese Endowed Chair, and Professor of Mathematics at Howard University. She also co-chairs Howard University’s President’s AI Advisory Council and is Past President of the Association for Women in Mathematics. She is a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, the Association for Women in Mathematics, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

“Mathematics in the Age of AI and What Comes Next”

Artificial intelligence is changing how we solve problems, conduct research, and understand the world around us. Yet mathematics remains essential to how we reason, question, and make sense of what these technologies can and cannot do. This lecture explores what is changing, what endures, and how mathematicians can help shape what comes next.