The Ethics and Governance of AI
We are on the verge of one of the most significant technological transformations in human history – with vast implications for the economy and politics, as well as for the moral and ethical structures that undergird modern society. Yet, as we approach the age of AI – with all the tremendous challenges and opportunities that it will unleash – we are still operating within a political, economic, and moral framework developed in the twentieth century.
- Building a core group of thinkers to develop a moral political economic framework for the age of AI.
- Working with industry to create and deploy an ethical model design team.
- Studying the interplay between AI, climate, and work.
- Analyzing the future of workers in the age of AI.
- Studying the connections between AI and Religion.
- Developing targeted briefings and recommendations to policymakers, industry leaders, unions, and civil society in the U.S. and abroad.
Our primary partners in this effort are:
- the Berggruen Institute, which sponsors five CASBS fellows annually, as well as occasional workshops on these issues;
- the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, which awarded CASBS a seed grant to consider the impact of artificial intelligence on human lives and organizations at all scales
CASBS also has several ongoing projects that explore particular issues within this broad theme, such as Understanding the iGeneration and a collaboration with Stanford's Presence center.
We have also partnered with the Stanford School of Engineering Catalyst Challenge for Collaborative Solutions, which funded 2017-18 workshops and other explorations of the ways social scientists, engineers, and scientists can collaborate. All of our 2017-18 public symposia focused on related topics.
For more information, please contact CASBS program director Zachary Ugolnik (zugolnik@stanford.edu).
