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Elias Bareinboim, Columbia CausalAI Lab director, announces academic lecture series on causal AI in Israel

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Columbia professor Elias Bareinboim is bringing his expertise on causal inference to Israel for a short lecture tour that explores why causality and counterfactual reasoning matter for building more capable AI systems, with the first stop set for Tel Aviv University on June 28.

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Elias Bareinboim@eliasbareinboim#968inTech

I am back in Israel for the next couple of weeks and would be happy to see friends, colleagues, and students. Please feel free to reach out if you are around, or to share with others who might be interested.

I will be giving a few talks on Causal AI and why causality and counterfactual reasoning are central to intelligence, decision-making, and the next generation of AI systems.

Current schedule:

Tel Aviv University Sunday, June 28, 2026 11:00am-12:00pm Check Point 420

Technion -- Israel Institute of Technology Tuesday, June 30, 2026 2:30pm-3:30pm Taub 337

Weizmann Institute of Science Wednesday, July 1, 2026 11:15am-12:15pm Location TBC

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Sunday, July 5, 2026 2:00pm-3:30pm The Federmann Center for the Study of Rationality Eilath Hall, 2nd Floor, Feldman Building, Givat Ram Campus

Looking forward to the talks and to many interesting conversations while I am here.

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Four campuses get the full series

Bareinboim will speak at Technion on June 30, Weizmann Institute on July 1, and Hebrew University on July 5, offering colleagues and students a chance to discuss decision-making and generalization under uncertainty.

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Causality's role in future AI stays unsettled

The talks position counterfactual reasoning as central to intelligence and next-generation systems, yet how these ideas translate into practical advances remains open for attendees to probe.

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Yonatan Belinkov@boknilev

@eliasbareinboim Sorry to miss you there and good luck!

Elias Bareinboim@eliasbareinboim

I will be giving a few talks on Causal AI and why causality and counterfactual reasoning are central to intelligence, decision-making, and the next generation of AI systems.

Current schedule:

Tel Aviv University Sunday, June 28, 2026 11:00am-12:00pm Check Point 420

Technion -- Israel Institute of Technology Tuesday, June 30, 2026 2:30pm-3:30pm Taub 337

Weizmann Institute of Science Wednesday, July 1, 2026 11:15am-12:15pm Location TBC

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Sunday, July 5, 2026 2:00pm-3:30pm The Federmann Center for the Study of Rationality Eilath Hall, 2nd Floor, Feldman Building, Givat Ram Campus

Looking forward to the talks and to many interesting conversations while I am here.

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Com. Nasirudeen@Nasereliver

@eliasbareinboim Great one, Professor.

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