AI, Inner Life & The Future of Humanity | Paula Boddington & Adrienne Brooks

Join us as we will delve into the complex and multifaceted world of AI with Paula Boddington and Adrienne Brooks, exploring the various ways in which it may impact inner life, communication, peacebuilding, and our future.

About the Speakers:
Paula Boddington is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Healthcare in the Geller Institute of Aging and Memory, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of West London. From 2015 to 2018, Paula worked on the research project ‘Towards a code of ethics for artificial intelligence research’ through the Future of Life Institute with a grant from Elon Musk and the Open Philanthropy project, in the Computer Science Department of the University of Oxford. This project considered challenges and opportunities towards developing an ethical framework for the future of AI. The research project drew upon lessons in the ethical regulation of other areas of emerging technologies, such as in medicine and genomics.

Adrienne Brooks is a Senior Advisor on the Technology for Development team at Mercy Corps, specialising in digital peacebuilding and programs addressing online harms and conflict. She manages the T4D portfolio covering Digital Peacebuilding, Digital Information Services, and Digital Community & Civic Engagement, working with teams to achieve programmatic outcomes. Prior to this role, she managed the monitoring and evaluation for the T4D team, designing and implementing information ecosystem assessments and evaluations. Prior to her work at Mercy Corps, Adrienne worked at Habitat for Humanity on U.S. domestic housing issues, and served as a broadcast journalist in the U.S. Army. She has a Masters of International Economics and Conflict Management from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

This talk is a part of our Faith and Moral Courage series, where we are exploring how we can reconnect people with their faith or deepest values, so they can meet the many crises we face with courage.

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