On Monday, March 17, 2025 from 3:00 to 4:00pm in Fisher Colloquium in Hariri Building on the Hilltop Campus, we will be hosting a panel discussion on AI incidents during Tech & Society Week 2025. The panel discussion will be followed by a reception with the panelists.
This event is hosted in partnership with the Massive Data Institute (MDI) at the McCourt School of Public Policy, the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) at the Walsh School of Foreign Service, and the Center for Digital Ethics.
AI Hazards: Understanding AI Incidents
Monday, March 17, 2025
3:00-4:00pm
Fisher Colloquium, Rafik B. Hariri Building 4th Floor, Hilltop Campus
This location is wheelchair accessible.
Panel Abstract: A tension exists – AI tools can be used to improve lives, but AI tools can also be used to cause harm. How might we improve AI safety to reduce the number of harms taking place?
Join a conversation with a panel of experts in technology, policy, and law to discuss different harms that have occurred and offer directions for improving AI safety for all. Panelists will dive into a discussion on AI incidents including definitions, work being done to capture and analyze harms, discuss what gaps exist, and impacts on our daily life.
This event is hosted in partnership with the Massive Data Institute (MDI) at the McCourt School of Public Policy, the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) at the Walsh School of Foreign Service, and the Center for Digital Ethics.
Following the panel there will be reception with the panelists.
Meet the panelists
Moderator: Andrew Gamino-Cheong, MDI Non-Resident Affiliate at the Massive Data Institute at Georgetown University, and Co-founder & CTO of Trustible
Daniel Atherton, Ph.D., Adjunct Lecturer in the Writing Program in the Department of English at Georgetown University, and editor of the AI Incident Database
Mia Hoffmann, Research Fellow in the Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University
Meg Leta Jones, Ph.D., J.D., Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor in the Communication, Culture & Technology program at Georgetown University
Accommodations: Please contact Mari Bailey at mdiresearch@georgetown.edu with any questions about the event, and by March 13, 2025 for accessibility requests. This location is wheelchair accessible; Rafik B. Hariri Building is wheelchair accessible through three locations; Entrance 1; Entrance 2; Entrance 3.
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Partnering Organizations
About the Center for Digital Ethics (CDE): The Center for Digital Ethics is a dynamic, university-wide community of scholars addressing the pressing ethical implications of emerging technologies. Our mission is to frame the terms, design the systems, critique the contours, provide the guide rails, and imagine the future of digital technologies and ethics for the betterment of humanity. For more information on CDE, please visit https://digitalethics.georgetown.edu/
About the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET): A policy research organization within Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, CSET provides decision-makers with data-driven analysis on the security implications of emerging technologies. CSET is currently focusing on the effects of progress in artificial intelligence (AI), advanced computing and biotechnology. We seek to prepare a new generation of decision-makers to address the challenges and opportunities of emerging technologies. For more information on CSET, please visit https://cset.georgetown.edu/
About the Massive Data Institute (MDI): At Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy, the Massive Data Institute (MDI) is an interdisciplinary research institute that connects experts across computer science, data science, public health, public policy, and social science to tackle societal scale issues and impact public policy in ways that improves people’s lives through responsible evidence-based research. For more information on MDI, please visit https://mdi.georgetown.edu/
About Tech & Society Week: Tech & Society Week is a week of events across campus, exploring various issues at the nexus of technology and society. To learn more visit https://techandsociety.georgetown.edu/tech-and-society-week/
Questions? Please contact mdiresearch@georgetown.edu .