Perspectives Lecture Series: Responsible AI

Perspectives Lecture Series: Responsible AI

Responsible AI as Process, Not Product

Dr. David Danks
Department Head & L.L. Thurstone Professor of Philosophy and Psychology
Carnegie Mellon University

On February 18, 2021, at 6:30 PM EST, the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania will welcome Dr. David Danks, to live-stream a lecture via ZOOM that will explore the critically important topic of military applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the ethical questions that arise with the idea of “responsible AI.”
This ZOOM lecture is made possible by the Army Heritage Center Foundation. Register in advance at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pBR7KoGbQjGhKefxXDuFzQ to receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the lecture. To submit questions during the lecture, use the Q&A icon on the ZOOM website.
There is increasing focus on ethical & responsible AI, particularly in defense and security contexts. For example, many organizations (including the U.S. Department of Defense) now have principles for ethical & responsible use of AI. In this talk, Dr. Danks will provide a short history of military AI ethics discussions and look carefully at the nature of “responsible AI,” with a particular focus on military uses. He will argue that we should focus on the processes and practices that we use to design, develop, and deploy AI-enabled systems, rather than fine-grained technical details of the systems themselves.

Dr. David Danks is L.L. Thurstone Professor of Philosophy & Psychology, and Head of the Department of Philosophy, at Carnegie Mellon University. He is also the Chief Ethicist of Carnegie Mellon University’s Block Center for Technology & Society; co-director of Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Informed Democracy and Social Cybersecurity (IDeaS); and SGE for the Ethics Line of Effort of the National Security Commission on AI. Dr. Danks has examined the ethical, psychological, and policy issues around AI and robotics in transportation, healthcare, privacy, and security. He is the recipient of a James S. McDonnell Foundation Scholar Award, as well as an Andrew Carnegie Fellowship. He received an A.B. in Philosophy from Princeton University, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from University of California, San Diego.

DATE: Thursday, February 18, 2021
TIME: Live Stream begins at 6:30PM EST
REGISTER: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pBR7KoGbQjGhKefxXDuFzQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the lecture.
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