Texas Science Festival
Kenneth Fleischmann (School of Information), Will Griffin (Blockchain Creative Labs FOX), Peter Stone (Computer Science), and Sharon Strover, Moderator (School of Journalism and Media)
Why is it important for artificial intelligence systems to prioritize ethics? AI technologies are becoming a part of nearly everything we do and interact with -- from social media platforms and search engines to mortgage lending, job recruitment, and law enforcement systems to the cars we drive and devices we use in our homes. These technologies can help connect us, increase efficiency, and improve safety – but they also have the capacity to harm us in ways we may not often think about. How do we weigh the potential benefits and harms of AI technologies? How can we ensure these technologies are designed to benefit everyone and not just a select few? This panel, which includes Good Systems researchers and partners, will consider the role of ethics in education and practice to set the stage for how we, as a society, can embed ethics in AI today and in the future. This is a featured event in the Texas Science Festival, sponsored by the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin.