Events

Conference: Value & Responsibility in AI Technologies

April 3 & 4, 2025

Decorative Image with a hand and Ai Ethics text.

AI technologies are drastically reshaping society, thereby raising urgent ethical questions about such values as privacy, security, fairness, safety, and accountability. While AI holds immense potential for good, it risks harm through misuse, bias, and careless implementation. Because of its pervasive import, it is more than timely that we should engage in reflective and critical thought on its ethical underpinnings.

This conference brings together scholars from diverse disciplines (Philosophy, Political Science, Computer Science, Law, Business) and industry experts (Adobe, Google) to explore ethical challenges and develop solutions for responsible, values-driven AI. One overarching goal of the conference is to examine how we can ensure AI technologies serve the common good and uphold principles of democracy, equity, social justice, human dignity and care for the planet.

The conference is organized by the Department of Philosophy and the Institute of Informatics and Applied Technology.

The conference agenda is available to download here.

 

Thank you to our Gonzaga sponsoring partners:


Demolition with Love: A Celebration of Renewal and Redesign

Feb 14, 2025

Building blueprints with red hearts on the left side.

Students, faculty, staff and invited guests will gather to celebrate the start of the renovation on the first floor of Herak. This space will soon become the vibrant new home of the Institute for Informatics office suite and the Human-AI Collaboratory (HAClab), ushering in a new era of innovation and collaboration at Gonzaga.

All are welcome to attend via Zoom.