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The global AI inflection point
Has artificial intelligence reached the point of moving from providing intelligent responses, to elevating humans by actively shaping scientific discovery? In this special lecture, Lennard Lee showcases work initiated at Green Templeton College, setting out a new AI opportunity landscape for the college and its community. He explores the emerging concept of the “AI Scientist”: autonomous and semi-autonomous systems that can generate hypotheses, design experiments, learn from data, and work alongside human researchers. Drawing on the Oxford-led AI Scientist and Supercomputing project, the lecture examines how this approach can accelerate cancer vaccine research and signal a broader shift in how knowledge is created, tested, and translated for societal benefit. This talk speaks directly to those navigating the AI inflection point, as the world moves through a fourth technology revolution, and highlights the unique role Green Templeton can champion in shaping the future of medicine.
Dr Lennard Lee is a Research Fellow of Green Templeton College and associate professor at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford. He is Chief Medical Officer of the Clinic at the Ellison Institute of Technology and a medical cancer doctor focused on using technology and data to deliver flagship national health programmes.
This is the first of the Green Templeton Lectures 2026, exploring healthcare innovation. The series, Innovation and the Future of Health: Find, Fail, Fly, is convened by Associate Fellow Dr Christiaan de Koning and forms part of the activities of the Oxford Health Innovation Forum. The lecture series is generously sponsored by Mills & Reeve.
To request a livestream link for this event, please email academic.projects@gtc.ox.ac.uk. Please note that the quality of the livestream will be limited as this is primarily designed as an in-person event.
Date:
12 February 2026, 17:30
Venue:
Green Templeton College, Woodstock Road OX2 6HG
Venue Details:
Lecture Theatre (access information: https://www.accessguide.ox.ac.uk/green-templeton )
Speaker:
Dr Lennard Lee (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
academic.projects@gtc.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/event/the-global-ai-inflection-point/
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Ruth Scobie
