Vinton “Vint” Cerf, Ph.D., is the special guest for the 2024 J. Edward Rall Cultural Lecture, The Promises and Perils of AI in Biomedical Research and Health Care Delivery. Dr. Cerf is known as one of the “fathers of the internet” and currently serves as vice president and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google. NIH Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli will hold a conversation with Dr. Cerf about AI and machine learning, especially as it relates to her vision for delivering evidence-based care to all people and invite him to respond to questions from NIH staff submitted in advance on the lecture topic. Vint Cerf and his collaborator Robert Kahn received the U.S. National Medal of Technology from President Clinton in 1997 for founding and developing the internet. Dr. Cerf later received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush, the Marconi Prize, and the Turing Award, among many other awards. He is a thought leader and a public face in the internet world for Google, where he contributes to global policy development and continued standardization of the internet. Long a champion of internet neutrality and full accessibility, Cerf in recent years has voiced his concern about and has proposed possible solutions to combat dangers such as the long-term durability of digital storage, the spread of misinformation, and rapid growth of AI. The Rall Cultural Lecture is named in honor of Dr. Joseph ""Ed"" Rall, who helped to define NIH's modern intramural research program and establish a stable academic-like and culturally rich community within a rapidly expanding government agency.

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