AI & ETHICS
The 5th Workshop on
“Artificial Intelligence and Ethics”
(AI & ETHICS)
IS A.I. UNSTOPPABLE?
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP
Led by Professor John MacIntyre,
Co Editor-in-Chief, AI and Ethics
Short Bio: Professor John MacIntyre has been working in Artificial Intelligence for more than 30 years, having received his PhD in 1996. He recently retired as Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Sunderland, UK, where he worked for over 30 years and was Professor of Applied Artificial Intelligence. His is now Visiting Professor of Artificial Intelligence for universities in the UK, Egypt, Greece and New Zealand, and works as a consultant for organisations around the world helping them with their A.I. strategies and plans. He has published more than 150 peer reviewed papers and has given many invited keynote speeches and presentations at conferences, seminars and workshops globally. Since 1996 he has been the Editor-in-Chief of Neural Computing & Applications, published by SpringerNature, one of the world’s leading applied A.I. journals, and in 2020 he established a new journal, AI and Ethics, with his long-standing friend and collaborator Professor Larry Medsker in the United States. Professor MacIntyre is now a passionate advocate for the development of ethical standards in the development of A.I. He is a member of the International Neural Network Society, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Commerce, a Chartered Engineer, and a Member of the British Computer Society.
Panel Members 
Professor Larry Medsker
University of Vermont, USA, and Co-Editor-in-Chief, AI and Ethics
Short Bio: Larry Medsker is presently Chair of the ACM US Technology Policy Committee, Research Professor of Physics at George Washington University (GWU) and at the University of Vermont. He is also Research Professor in the Human-Technology Collaboration Lab at GWU, and Founding Director of the university’s Master’s Program in Data Science. Medsker serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of AI and Ethics, Associate Editor of Neural Computing and Applications, and Policy Officer for ACM’s Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence (SIGAI). He is the author of four books and over 100 publications on neural networks and AI.
Professor Alastair Irons
Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Abertay, UK
Short Bio: TBA
Sauvik Banerjjee
Indian entrepreneur – Founder MD & CEO – Ziki & Sirrus.ai President, and President for Product & Tech at Rezolve@AI, recently NASDAQ listed
Short Bio: Sauvik Banerjjee is a globally recognized technologist and entrepreneur with over 23 years of experience. He has launched over 500 internet platforms across 4 continents, including projects like Reliance JIO and TataCLiQ. As a TEDx Speaker and MIT Startup Hub mentor, Sauvik focuses on technology futurism and the impact of AI on human lives.As a tech futurist, I ponder how technology shapes our world. Yet, family remains my top priority. Blessed with a loving wife, an accomplished actor, and two wonderful sons, we cherish our bond amidst life’s busyness. In an age where tech can isolate, family’s love and support are paramount.
Played pro cricket with Sourav Ganguly, Arun Lal, Syed Saba Karim. Represented Bengal, Kolkata clubs, and teams in England, Scotland.Passionate about e-commerce, app economy, and neural networks. Built India’s top digital platforms: Reliance JIO, TataCLIQ, Tata Digital, and Tata Neu. Obsessed with behavioral data and tech futurism, especially the Metaverse & AI.
Proud member of India’s tech community.
Recognized as one of only six global experts in Omni-Channel platforms. Received awards from SAP INDIA and SAP APJ for exceptional contributions in license sales and service delivery. Star Performer for closing Accenture Digital’s largest CEC deal. Honored with the Digital Achiever Award for creating two innovative products. Appointed to SPRINGERS A.I. & Ethics global editorial board, the first Indian-origin individual to receive this recognition.
Jody R. Westby, Esq.
CEO at Global Cyber Risk LLC
Short Bio: Drawing upon a unique combination of more than twenty years of technical, legal, policy, and business experience, Ms. Westby provides first-tier advisory and technical services to organizations in the areas of cyber and AI governance, privacy, cybersecurity, incident response, and digital asset inventories and data mapping. Her team has deep expertise in cybersecurity best practices and standards, including those applicable to industrial control and SCADA systems used in manufacturing, utility grids, and critical infrastructure sectors. Ms. Westby also is a professional blogger for Forbes and writes periodically for Leader’s Edge magazine on cybersecurity issues.
Ms. Westby is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, and Colorado. She serves as co-chair of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Privacy and Computer Crime Committee (Science & Technology Law Section) and co-chair of the Cybercrime Committee (Criminal Justice Section) and has served four terms on the ABA President’s Cybersecurity Task Force. She co-chaired the World Federation of Scientists’ (WFS) Permanent Monitoring Panel on Information Security and served on the ITU Secretary-General’s High Level Experts Group on Cybersecurity. She is vice chair of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) U.S. Technology and Policy Committee.
Ms. Westby is the author of seven books, all published by the American Bar Association on cybersecurity, privacy, cybercrime, and cyber governance. Her latest publication, D&O Guide to Cyber Governance: Fiduciary Duties in the Digital Age, builds on her 15 years of experience in the governance of cyber risks and widely recognized series of governance surveys and reports. Ms. Westby led the development of the International Toolkit on Cybercrime Legislation and was editor and co-author of the 2010 UN publication, The Quest for Cyber Peace.
Previously, she launched In-Q-Tel for the CIA, was senior managing director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, was senior fellow and director of IT Studies for the Progress and Freedom Foundation, and was director of domestic policy for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Westby practiced law at Shearman & Sterling and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
She earned a B.A., summa cum laude, University of Tulsa and J.D., magna cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center and was named to the Order of the Coif. Ms. Westby was elected a member of the American Bar Foundation and the Cosmos Club.
SYNOPSIS:
The field of Artificial Intelligence is experiencing an incredible boom period, both in terms of development of the technology through research, and the release of increasingly sophisticated software tools and products. Importantly these tools are now available to the general public, who can play with Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, or image generators such as DaVinci, easily and cheaply. This is the first time in the history of A.I. that such technology has been widely available to the general public.
What does this incredible expansion of the development and use of A.I. mean for society? What are the benefits that A.I. is already bringing to commercial enterprises, and how is the technology benefitting individuals? Where is A.I. going in the next few years and what new opportunities might emerge? What risks does the rapid expansion of A.I.’s reach bring, and how can we manage these risks effectively? How are tools like ChatGPT and DaVince affecting society? Is A.I. now on an unstoppable pathway towards surpassing humanity? Can it be stopped? Should it be stopped?