New York University's Information Law Institute in collaboration with the White House is slated to host an extensive public symposium on Thursday, July 7 in a bid to focus on the near-term influence of AI (artificial intelligence) technologies across the economic and social systems. A brand-new series of workshops and an inter-agency working group that will delve into understanding more about the advantages and hazards of artificial intelligence was announced by the White House on May 3, 2016. There is a lot of excitement surrounding artificial intelligence and how to create computers that are capable of intelligent behavior. Following years of consistent but sluggish progress on making computers smarter at mundane tasks, a slew of developments in the research community and industry have recently sparked momentum and investment in the advancement of this work. The Social and Economic Implications of AI Technologies in the Near-Term will concentrate on problems of the next five to 10 years, particularly focusing on four themes; What impact AI will have on social inequality, ethics, healthcare and labor.