Facilitating the Future: Empowering Faculty in AI Ethics Dialogue

This thought-provoking seminar invites participants to explore the evolving realm of AI ethics in higher education. Professor Renée Cummings will offer a broad overview of AI's ethical implications and practical insights on incorporating these discussions into classrooms and educational spaces. This talk provides a foundation for sparking meaningful dialogue between students and instructors about AI's role in society.

Later in the day, Professor Cummings will also be leading a workshop The Educator's Guide to AI: Building Efficiency and Defining Success. Learn more and register.

Professor Renée Cummings is an artificial intelligence (AI), data and tech ethicist, and the first Data Activist-in-Residence, at the University of Virginia's (UVA), School of Data Science where she was named Professor of Practice in Data Science. Professor Cummings examines the ethical implications of data on society, exploring the long-term impacts of AI and Generative AI, expanding our understanding of the ethical risks of AI and Generative AI and how to build ethically resilient, rights-based technology that is responsible, sustainable, justice-oriented, and trauma-informed for the benefit of all.