Community Gathering: Humanist Values in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Today's AI is misaligned with human values. So asserts this month's guest speaker, cyber-security and AI specialist, Krystal Jackson. Important questions around risk, harm, and morality are being decided by a select few in government and at big tech companies in less-than-ideal circumstances. In the meantime, media focuses on narratives that either assume AI has gained consciousness or autonomy, or that it will produce such a large economic benefit that it takes on a life of its own and can't be stopped or course-corrected. These fanciful stories detract from more immediate concerns regarding AI's development.

Please join us as we explore the current state of AI policy and technical developments as they intersect with important questions in humanism.

The program begins at 3 p.m., followed by Q & A. At 4:30 we’ll break for socializing over nibbles and drinks. The event will be streamed for those who prefer to attend remotely. See the comments below for a link to the stream which will be made available the day-of.

Krystal Jackson is a Nonresident Research Fellow at the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, AI Security Initiative, where she conducts research into the global security implications of artificial intelligence. Previously, she worked with AI industry leaders to establish security best practices for frontier AI systems. Krystal also served as an AI Capabilities Analyst at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, driving AI policy initiatives. Her work has been recognized at the RSA Conference, Stanford’s Trust and Safety Research Conference, INFORMS, and AAAI. She is committed to addressing pressing societal issues at the intersection of technology, ethics, and security in innovative and impactful ways. Krystal received her M.S. in Information Security Policy & Management and B.A. in Ethics, History, and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. In her free time, she is an artist, hacker, and maker of electronic devices. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the American Humanist Association as Vice President.

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