RETIRED MEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GREENWICH, Inc. (RMA)
Invites you to its presentation, January 14, 2026, at 11 am at Christ Church, Parish Hall, 254 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich. The program will also be shown on Zoom at https://bit.ly/30IBj21 and on local cable channels 24 (Verizon) and 79 (Optimum)
Rick Lawrence, Ph.D.
“How Will AI Impact Jobs and the Economy?”
Dr. Lawrence will begin with a basic introduction to AI (artificial intelligence), generative AI, and ChatGPT. He will then focus on the potential impact of AI on the US economy and jobs, with some discussion of the implications for the US educational system. The presentation will consist of examples of relevant historical data, discussion of related policy initiatives, and demos showing how ChatGPT can provide insight on these complex topics. He concludes with a discussion of whether the US can retain its competitive advantage in AI over China.
Rick Lawrence’s career has evolved from nuclear science to machine learning to quantitative finance to COVID data science. He retired from IBM Research in 2016 as Distinguished Research Staff Member and Senior Manager, Machine Learning & Decision Analytics. From 2016 to 2019, he was President of PCIX, Inc, a New York City Venture-Capital-funded quant finance startup. From 2020 to 2022, he developed data science models for the Ridgefield COVID-19 Task Force.
Rick received his B.S. from Stanford University in Chemical Engineering and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in Nuclear Engineering.
Our next presentation, on January 21, will be by Nelson Tebbe, JD, Professor, Cornell Law School, with “Update on Constitutional Law at the Supreme Court.”
The Greenwich Retired Men’s Association offers a free program every Wednesday that is open to the public, both men and women; no reservations are required. Our social break starts at 10:40 am followed promptly by our presentation at 11:00. For additional information, including parking, see
www.greenwichrma.org/upcoming-speakers.
