While many organizations have articulated ambitious and principled commitments around AI, the challenge remains how to embed these principles into organizational strategy, decision-making, processes, incentives, and technical implementation. This virtual conversation, organized by Columbia Global Center Amman, will examine the transition from ethical AI to responsible AI in practice, with particular attention to how responsibility and accountability can be lost, diluted, or overlooked as decisions move between organizational, managerial, and technical levels. At the heart of the discussion is the question: How can organizations translate their commitments to responsible AI into practice, and ensure that responsible AI principles are meaningfully embedded and enforced at the technical level?
The panel will present actionable concepts for deploying responsible AI across varied organizational settings, helping participants understand not only why responsible AI matters, but also how to implement it, measure progress, assign responsibility, and sustain accountability from organizational strategy through to technical deployment.
This online event is part of "AI Imperative," an online series that addresses artificial intelligence from an interdisciplinary perspective. The series convenes experts from across Columbia University spanning disciplines such as business, public policy, engineering, journalism, public health, and data science. Together, they provide the diverse vantage points needed to tackle the profound societal, economic, and operational impacts of AI today.
Featured Speakers
Ansaf Salleb-Aouissi, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Columbia Engineering; Founder and Director of the PRAISE Lab (Practice and Research in AI for Science and Education)
Nicole Alexander, Lecturer, Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS), Columbia University School of Professional Studies; Former Global Head of Marketing for Meta
Saba Kawas (Moderator), Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology in the Technical School at the University of Jordan
This webinar is presented in partnership with the Columbia University School of Professional Studies.
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