The Charlotte Ideas Festival presents Shannon Vallor
the ai mirror
shannon vallor
april 1, 2023 | 6:00 PM | IN-PERSON EVENT
The Charlotte Ideas Festival in partnership with UNC Charlotte and Charlotte SHOUT! presents 'The AI Mirror' with Professor Shannon Vallor.
We are living in a time of profound change. In the face of growing planetary and civilizational challenges that require letting go of the unsustainable ways of the past, humanity’s most urgent task is to embrace and renew our capacities for self-creation, moral imagination and above all, wisdom. Artificial Intelligence too has a vital role to play in that task – if we have the courage to reclaim, rethink, and rebuild these technologies in the name of more humane futures.
Professor Vallor will address the latest developments in AI and what it means for us and our future.
Shannon Vallor is a philosopher of technology and the Baillie Gifford Chair in the Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) at the University of Edinburgh. Professor Vallor's research explores how new technologies, especially AI, robotics, and data science, reshape human moral character, habits, and practices. Her work includes advising policymakers and industry on the ethical design and use of AI. She is a Fellow of the Alan Turing Institute, and currently chairs Scotland's Data Delivery Group. Professor Vallor received the 2015 World Technology Award in Ethics from the World Technology Network. She is a former Visiting Research Scientist and AI Ethicist at Google. In addition to her many articles and published educational modules on the ethics of data, robotics, and artificial intelligence, she is the author of the book Technology and the Virtues: A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting (Oxford University Press, 2016) and the forthcoming Lessons from the AI Mirror: Rebuilding Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking.
Don't miss out! Here's what you'll experience:
a pre-event catered reception,
thoughts from a poet,
Professor Vallor's gripping lecture &visual presentation on the 'The AI Mirror,'
panel feedback,
Q&A, connection & conversation,
and post-event mixing & mingling at The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City.
Event ticket: $20 . We're proud to offer this event through the generosity of our sponsors and community partners.
Time: Reception: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Program: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City, 320 East 9th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
About the Charlotte Ideas Festival:
The Charlotte Ideas Festival is a multi-day exploration of today’s pressing ideas and issues through the lens of the humanities. This year’s conversation-packed events feature a range of thinkers, innovators and community members engaged in connection and conversation. A program of The Charlotte Center for the Humanities & Civic Imagination (The Charlotte Center), the Charlotte Ideas Festival is part of the three-week Charlotte SHOUT! festival celebrating Food, Art, Music, and Ideas.
About The Charlotte Center:
The Charlotte Center for the Humanities & Civic Imagination (The Charlotte Center) is a community forum and civic action catalyst that invites curious people into meaningful connection and problem-solving informed by deep consideration of the human experience. Our mission is to help people and communities flourish.
The Charlotte Center is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. We are interested in what is good for Charlotte and what Charlotte can offer the world. We invite you to join us. thecharlottecenter.org
About UNC Charlotte:
As North Carolina’s urban research university, UNC Charlotte is a diverse and inclusive institution with local-to-global impact that transforms lives, communities and industries through access and affordability, exemplary undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, scholarship, creative work, innovation and service.
About Charlotte SHOUT!
Charlotte SHOUT!, presented by Atrium Health and Bank of America, is an aspirational multi-week festival designed to showcase our community by celebrating Charlotte's creativity and innovation through art, music, food, and ideas. Located primarily in Uptown Charlotte, SHOUT! will feature exceptionally curated programming from around the corner and around the world. The 2023 edition of SHOUT! will take place from March 31-April 16.
