System Failure: Reimagining the Future of AI


DATE
Wednesday August 20, 2025
TIME
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

As generative AI technologies become increasingly embedded in our daily lives and classrooms, urgent questions arise around their ethical design and use.

This panel brings together scholars from across the Faculty of Arts to examine the complex ethical landscape of generative AI. From algorithmic bias and data sovereignty to intellectual property rights, environmental impacts, and academic integrity, we will explore the far-reaching consequences of how these systems are built, who they benefit, and who they marginalize.

Panellists will critically assess the responsibilities of developers, institutions, students and instructors while considering pathways for more equitable, sustainable, and accountable AI futures.

Panelists

Headshot of Dr. Scott AndersonDr. Scott Anderson
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy
 
 
Headshot of Dr. Loch BrownDr. Loch Brown
Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Geography
 
Headshot of Dr. Lisa NathanDr. Lisa Nathan
Associate Professor, School of Information
 
 
Headshot of Dr. Heidi TworekDr. Heidi Tworek
Professor, Department of History; School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
 

Moderator

Headshot of Dr. Andrew OwenDr. Andrew Owen
Associate Dean, Academic, Faculty of Arts; Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Political Science


Register

This event is part of the Arts ISIT Welcome Back Conference. To sign up for the event, please visit the conference page.