Virtual WiMLDS x Partnership on AI: Managing the Risks of AI Research

Please join us for a virtual event, featuring Madhulika Srikumar from Partnership on AI, a non-profit coalition committed to the responsible use of artificial intelligence. https://www.partnershiponai.org/

Madhu's talk will discuss managing the risks of AI research, a very hot topic! The talk will be followed by a Q&A/discussion afterwards.

AGENDA:
8:00 - 8:15pm: check-in
8:15 -9:00pm: talk
9:00 - 9:15pm: Q&A
9:15pm - 10pm: socializing

Talk: "Managing the Risks of AI Research: Recommendations for Responsible Publication and and Outstanding Challenges"

Abstract:
Many research communities have established norms and procedures for publishing high-risk research; the AI community has had less time to develop similar practices. This talk addresses an urgent and timely outstanding question for the field: Given its potential for misuse, how can AI research be disseminated responsibly? Through this talk we will explore questions around why and how we can build our capacity as a field to anticipate downstream consequences and mitigate potential risks.

Speaker: Madhulika Srikumar, Program Lead, Partnership on AI

Bio: Madhu is a program lead at the Safety-Critical AI initiative at Partnership on AI, a multistakeholder nonprofit shaping the future of responsible AI. Core areas of her current focus include community engagement on responsible publication norms and diversity and inclusion in AI teams. Madhu is a lawyer by training and completed her graduate studies (LL.M) at Harvard Law School. https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhulikasrikumar/

We are co-hosting this event with our WiMLDS Bay Area chapter, so get excited to meet some of our friends in the Bay Area!