K&L Gates – Carnegie Mellon University Conference in Ethics and Computational Technologies

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Location:
In Person - Simmons Auditorium, First Floor, Tepper Building

Speaker:
Generative AI: Ethics and Governance

Join for insightful discussions on the intersection of ethics and artificial intelligence. 

Generative AI is poised to create massive economic and societal impacts across a wide range of domains. This conference seeks to illuminate the new ethical considerations and societal implications of the technology and elucidate the pros and cons of existing approaches to the governance of the technology to ensure safe, responsible, and ethical use. Watch a panel discussion on the ethics of Generative AI from last year’s conference. 

Keynote Speakers  (learn more about all speakers/panelists)

  • D.J. Patil, General Partner, GreatPoint Ventures
  • Natasha Crampton, Vice President and Chief Responsible AI Officer, Microsoft Corporation

Sessions include:

  • Keynote speeches by prominent voices from industry and government
  • Fireside chats with keynote speakers
  • Expert panels on both sector-agnostic and sector-specific governance of generative AI

REGISTER → Registration Request by 3 March 2025 

About the Conference:   The K&L Gates – CMU Conference in Ethics and Computational Technologies brings together thought leaders from academia, industry, government and civil society to address the emerging ethical challenges and societal implications of generative AI and examine the effectiveness of various governance mechanisms in promoting the safe, responsible, and ethical development and deployment of this transformative technology to benefit society and humanity. 

Conference Agenda

Monday, March 10 
8:30 a.m - 4:30 p.m 

Day 1 of the conference will bring together experts from government, industry, academia and civil society to discuss the sector-agnostic challenges and opportunities of Generative AI governance. 

►  Expert Panel 1: Ethics of Generative AI: New Issues and Challenges       

— This panel will explore the new ethical concerns that arise with the use of GenAI (compared to conventional predictive AI). Such issues include copyright, widening power disparities, and more.  

►   Expert Panel 2: Governmental Policies on Generative AI        

— This panel will explore existing governmental policies and guidance to ensure the ethical and responsible use of GenAI.  

►   Expert Panel 3: Organizational Governance of Generative AI       

 — This panel will explore internal organizational governance structures in major AI firms and how they map to international/federal requirements.  

Tuesday, March 11
8:30 a.m - 1:30 p.m 

Day 2 of the conference focuses on sector-specific governance of GenAI and evaluating its impact on climate, democracy, labor and innovation.  

►   Expert Panel 4: Governing the Impacts of GenAI Across Sectors and Domains        

— This panel brings together experts to discuss the impacts of Generative AI in education, employment, medicine, and the environment and effective domain-specific governance mechanisms for mitigating harms and maximizing benefits.

Event Website:
https://www.cmu.edu/ethics-ai/events/generative-ai-conference-2025.html

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