Description:

The first principle in the White House’s Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights is the right to “Safe and Effective Systems.” But what does being safe mean with respect to AI technologies?

Do we have a common definition for what safety means in the digital world? How can we know if the intelligent systems that are in use in so many facets of life and society are endangering or providing safety? What should systems have to demonstrate in order to be considered safe? How do we determine the priority areas that must have focus to define and maintain safety in AI?What should systems have to demonstrate in order to be considered safe? How do we determine the priority areas that must have focus to define and maintain safety in AI?

Our panelists bring multiple distinct perspectives of what AI safety should mean and how it should be approached. Join us for a virtual panel discussion exploring how we understand what it means to be safe in a world that is increasingly incorporating AI technologies.

Panelists:

Stevie Chancellor
Assistant Professor, Computer Science & Engineering - University of Minnesota

Dan Hendrycks
Director, Center for AI Safety - UC Berkeley 

Mecole Jordan-McBride
Advocacy Director, NYU Policing Project 

Kristian Lum

Sean McGregor
Founder, Responsible AI Collaborative (incidentdatabase.ai)

Moderator: Kristian Hammond
Bill and Cathy Osborn Professor and Director, CASMI - Northwestern University