Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents an
enormous opportunity to advance human well-being. It also, however, represents a sea-change in
how decisions are made, who is making those decisions, and who is liable for outcomes. Today this very topic is being tackled by an
odd admixture of ethicists, attorneys, statisticians, computer scientists, and
regulators.
In this talk we will discuss different
conceptions of Ethical AI from the perspective of these parties. In particular, we will look at risks associated
with algorithmic decision making, the practical tradeoffs between performance
and explainability, and how those risks and tradeoffs impact people as we work
towards understanding ethical AI as a stochastic process.
Presenter Doug Hamilton was a Math major and
graduated from UIS in 2012. He went on to the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) to complete his MS in Engineering & Management. He is a
veteran of the U.S. Air Force (Senior Airman). Mr. Hamilton is currently
Associate Vice President, Managing Director and Head of AI Research at Nasdaq.
This presentation will serve as the keynote
address for the 2023 Student Technology, Arts, & Research Symposium
(STARS).
Co-sponsored by Department of Mathematical
Sciences & Philosophy, College of Business & Management, College of
Health, Science, & Technology,
Edmund L. Kowalczyk Fund*, Innovate Springfield, and Student Technology,
Arts,
& Research Symposium (STARS)
*Edmund
L. Kowalczyk, Rozanne Robertson’s late husband, worked for Johnson & Johnson
for a number of years and was a highly respected and effective businessman and
leader who excelled at presenting seminars. Prior to her death, Rozanne
“Posy” Robertson established the Edmund L. Kowalczyk Fund for Leadership at UIS
in his honor. She was a former member of the World Affairs Council of
Central Illinois and a volunteer at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential
Library and Museum. Posy’s intent for the Kowalczyk Fund was to present
lectures on leadership at UIS.