AI and Democracy Roundtable Discussion
Salazar 1061 or Zoom
1:00 pm
– 2:30 pm
As we enter another high-stakes presidential election cycle, it is time to reflect on the important role that AI is playing in our election process. The Center for Ethics Law and Society (CELS) with assistance from the Center for Teaching and Educational Technology (CTET) will bring together three international experts on AI, Security, and Democracy in discussion with Dr. John P. Sullins from SSU to explore how AI-enhanced deep fakes, disinformation, and nudging can and will be used in the upcoming elections and what we can all do to prevent the spreading of disinformation as it is served to us through generative AI technologies.
Panelists will include. Dr. Vit Stritecky, M.Phil., Ph.D., Associate Professor/PG Programmes Director, Erasmus Mundus International Master Security, Intelligence, and Strategic Studies, Department of Security Studies, Charles University in Prague; Dr. Petr Špelda Assistant Professor at the Department of Security Studies, Human-Machine Nexus and the Implications for the International Order, Charles University, Prague; Professor John Symons, Director, The Center for Cyber Social Dynamics, Editor-in-Chief, Global Philosophy, University of Kansas; and chairing the session, Professor John P. Sullins, Director of Programming, Center for Ethics Law and Society, Sonoma State University. Free and open to all members of the SSU community.
This output was supported by the NPO "Systemic Risk Institute" number LX22NPO5101, funded by European Union - Next Generation EU (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, NPO: EXCELES)