Seminar on AI by Professor Gautam Basu

Garden High School IISER Kolkata Campus organized a two-hour seminar on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for students of Class VIII to Class XI on Wednesday, 10 December 2025. The session aimed to help students understand the growing influence of AI and its role in everyday life.

The guest speaker, Professor Gautam Basu, Adjunct Professor at IISER Kolkata, delivered an engaging talk on how AI affects our lives and how both children and adults are increasingly dependent on it. He cautioned against excessive reliance on AI and encouraged students and educators to move beyond rote learning and embrace intelligent, analytical learning methods.
He also explained key subsets of AI, including Machine Learning, Deep Learning (such as AlphaFold), and Large Language Models like ChatGPT. He further touched upon the contributions of DeepMind and the significance of CASP 2020.

The seminar was insightful and well-received, providing students with a clearer understanding of AI and its growing impact on society.