Agustín Rayo, Kenan Sahin Dean of the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and professor of philosophy, questions how new digital technologies such as artificial intelligence can be deployed in a way so that equity, democracy, and human health are helped rather than hindered to create a better world for all. In this session held during MIT’s Better World Weekend on May 14, 2022, panelists consider the unintended consequences of deploying these technologies in areas such as machine learning in health care, computing, communications, and election integrity. Panel moderator Asu Ozdaglar SM ’89, PhD ’03, MathWorks Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science head; and Deputy Dean of Academics, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, is joined by Marzyeh Ghassemi PhD ’17, Herman L. F. von Helmholtz Career Development Professor and assistant professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science; Aleksander Mądry SM ’09, PhD ’11, Cadence Design Systems Professor of Computing; Ceasar McDowell, professor of the practice of civic design; associate head, Department of Urban Studies and Planning; and associate director, Center for Constructive Communication; and Charles Stewart III, Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Political Science.

The session is followed by a Q&A with the speakers.

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