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Event examines ethics, politics and future of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already at work in our daily lives, often undetected and often beneficial. But AI also comes with potential risks. What roles do – and should – politics, policies and ethics play in harnessing the power of AI and shaping its future?
Three leading Cornell scholars discussed governmental, social and moral ramifications in “Politics, Policy & Ethics of the Coming AI Revolution” on April 15, an Arts Unplugged event sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and moderated by Andrew Ross Sorkin ’99, of CNBC and The New York Times.
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How has politics already been shaped and disrupted by technology and artificial intelligence?
If intelligent machines are going to be a part of our political system, can they make ethical decisions? Policy, Politics & Ethics of the Coming AI Revolution will take place April 15 at 7 p.m.
Panelists will address these and other questions during an April 15 Arts Unplugged virtual event in the College of Arts & Sciences. “Policy, Politics and Ethics of the Coming AI Revolution” will explore the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) and technology on our current political system and reflect on ethical concerns for the future.
Scheduled for 7 p.m., the event features a panel of three Cornell faculty members and postdoctoral fellows and is moderated by Andrew Ross Sorkin ’99, of CNBC and The New York Times.
Sarah Kreps started the lab to research the growing connections and potential disruptions at the intersection of technology and government, many of them related to artificial intelligence.