This week in light of the ongoing debates and discussion over the impact of Generative AI on work, society, and humanity I am publishing a re-edit of an interview from 2019 with John C Havens, the Executive Director of The IEEE Global Initiative on AI Ethics and their Sustainability Practice Lead
John is a highly respected thought leader on artificial intelligence and ethics and the author of Heartificial Intelligence and Hacking Happiness. Long before AI entered our mainstream discourse John was working on the big ethical questions around AI.
Although recorded in 2019 the issues we discuss are more pertinent today than they were then, including the negative externalities of technology; what we define as metrics of success for AI; the limits of exponential growth and innovation; finding a more human alternative to GDP; prioritizing human and ecological wellbeing; personal data monetization, control, and privacy; changing economic paradigm in the purpose-driven world; and John’s vision for a more sustainable future society.
Now over to John
What We Discuss
00:00 Intro
01:14 John’s serendipitous journey becoming an expert in AI Ethics
06:00 John’s perspective on AI and Robots and metrics of success
08:30 Challenge of exponential growth
11:10 Moore’s Law impact on society
16:00 Value of our personal data
18:40 Creating our personal terms and conditions for data exchange
25:00 Ethics and user-centric design for AI
28:00 Ethically Aligned Design
31:40 Discussing societal progress
34:40 Evolving economic priorities and general progress indicators
40:50 John’s principles and quick fire questions
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