Open VISIONS Forum Espresso: Wendell Wallach

Open VISIONS Forum Espresso: Wendell Wallach - "Hype v. Reality: Navigating the Future of AI Ethics and Governance."

Presented in collaboration with the Fredrickson Family Innovation Lab

The embedding of AI in nearly every facet of contemporary life offers wide-ranging benefits along with a plethora of risks and undesired societal consequences. Innovative yet flawed technologies such as large language models (e.g., ChatGPT) become integrated into the fabric of daily life long before we can put in place necessary ethical/legal safeguards. To complicate matters, discerning which challenges require immediate attention is often obscured by hype and fearmongering. What steps must be taken to navigate the uncertainties posed by AI and other emerging technologies?