/systems-design-engineering/ en /systems-design-engineering/events/ethical-ai-separating-fact-fad <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Ethical AI - Separating the Fact from Fad</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/systems-design-engineering/users/djcross" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Daniella Cross</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Tue, 05/14/2019 - 17:22</span> <section class="uw-section-spacing--default uw-section-separator--none uw-column-separator--none layout layout--uw-1-col uw-contained-width"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockuw-cbl-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text__wrapper "> <p> </p><div class="uw-media media media--type-uw-mt-image media--view-mode-uw-vm-standard-image align-center" data-width="500" data-height="283"> <img src="/systems-design-engineering/sites/default/files/uploads/images/darwinai_-_ethical_ai.jpg" width="500" height="283" alt="Ethics wordle" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> <p> The proliferation of AI has placed increased focus on the thorny topic of ethics: to what extent are engineers responsible for—and to what extent can they encode—the ethical behavior of the AI applications they design? </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockuw-cbl-blockquote"> <blockquote class="uw-blockquote"> <div class="uw-blockquote__wrapper"> <div class="uw-blockquote__text"> <p> "In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics" - Earl Warren </p> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockuw-cbl-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text__wrapper "> <p> From the contrived trolley car problem to real-world scenarios such as autonomous vehicle fatalities, questions of responsibility, autonomy, and trust pervade prevailing discussions around the rapidly advancing capabilities of such systems. </p><p> In this talk, <a href="https://darwinai.ca/"> DarwinAI</a> CEO <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheldonfernandez/"> Sheldon Fernandez</a> (BASc '01) will draw on his degrees in both engineering and theology to separate fact from fad in ensuring that artificial systems behave ethically. </p><p> Join us for what is sure to be a fascinating discussion on an important, multidisciplinary topic.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> Tue, 14 May 2019 21:22:43 +0000 Daniella Cross 540 at /systems-design-engineering