Faith or Fear: The AI Debate

Schedule
5.30pm: Networking, food and drinks
6.00pm: Housekeeping and event overview
6.05pm: Faith or Fear: The AI Debate
Food and drinks provided by Hudson. Thank you, Hudson, for your support!

Summary
In Faith or Fear: The AI Debate, host Zubin Sethna sits down with guest Hari Baran for a thought-provoking conversation on one of today’s most pressing questions: should artificial intelligence be embraced with trust and optimism, or met with caution and concern? Through a series of challenging questions, Hari will share his perspectives on AI’s potential to drive innovation, improve human lives, and unlock new possibilities, while also addressing its risks—from job disruption and bias to questions of ethics and control. This debate-style dialogue invites the audience to reflect on their own assumptions and consider whether the future of AI should be met with faith, fear, or a balance of both.

[NB: the summary above was generated by ChatGPT]

About Hari Baran
Hari has over 20 years of experience in technology, product development, product delivery, organisational change, digital transformation and strategy. He is helping his clients as an Agile Coach, Product Manager, Iteration Manager and Delivery Principal. Believing that Agile itself is not a methodology but a mindset, he utilises the Lean way of thinking to achieve the goals of the organisation. Hari holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and did executive studies at Macquarie Business School on Strategical Thinking.

About our group
All Things Testing Brisbane Meetup aims to share knowledge in the software community about testing practices, ideas, tools and methodologies. All are welcome, whether you are a tester, a developer, or any other role. Only passion and enthusiasm are required.