Discernment

I argued some time before the U.S. presidential election in November that technology ethics would be on the ballot. Donald Trump’s triumph leaves no doubt that his vocal supporters in the tech industry and other sectors will push for a new era of deregulation in the years to come.

Gary Marcus visited Seattle University’s Technology Ethics Initiative on November 19 for a fireside chat, moderated by director Onur Bakiner, on his latest book, Taming Silicon Valley: How We Can Ensure That AI Works for Us.

Computers, at their current level of technology, can’t make judgements like humans do; why would we want them to?

Computers, at their current level of technology, can’t make judgements like humans do; why would we want them to?

Juliana Sakai, executive director of Transparência Brasil, visited Seattle University on October 25 to deliver a lecture about the regulation of AI in Brazil.

Liz Chiarello, associate professor of sociology at Saint Louis University, visited Seattle this week to present her book Policing Patients: Treatment and Surveillance on the Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis. Here is her interview with the Technology Ethics Initiative director Onur Bakiner.