Scholars from various disciplines across the country gathered at The Ohio State University for a thought-provoking symposium on September 22. The symposium, titled “Is AI Justice Possible?”, focused on the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and the ethical dilemmas it presents. The topics of discussion included the utilization of AI in environmental science, criminal justice, and the arts.
The symposium was organized by Ohio State’s Humanities Institute and the College of Arts and Sciences as part of a collaborative project on artificial intelligence in engineering, arts, and humanities.
Barry Shank, director of the Humanities Institute, emphasized the goal of the project, which is to encourage interaction among different perspectives. He stated, “We can address common themes and explore different viewpoints.”
While many experts have predicted major technological advancements with the use of AI, Roman Yampolskiy, an associate professor at the University of Louisville, raised concerns about the need for safeguards to protect privacy, job security, and personal safety. According to Yampolskiy, controlling smarter-than-us machines indefinitely poses significant problems.
Despite these potential threats, Wai Chee Dimock, a professor emeritus at Yale University, highlighted the positive applications of AI in environmental science. Dimock discussed the partnership between the Indigenous Tembé tribe in Brazil and the San Francisco nonprofit Rainforest Connection, where AI-powered upcycled cell phones are used to monitor illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest. She also mentioned the AI technology developed by Cornell University and the University of Hawaii that helps monitor the health of coral reefs in remote locations.
Mathias Risse, the director of Harvard University’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, delved into the debate surrounding AI’s potential consciousness and whether it should be granted rights comparable to humans. He emphasized the pressing nature of these philosophical questions in the context of artificial intelligence.
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