Wednesday's events include:
Read below for event details and registration. More event details and registration links will be available soon.
Time: 9:30–11:30 a.m.
Location: Green Room Main Library
Hosted by MSU Libraries, this panel convenes scholars and practitioners to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming copyright, creativity, and the circulation of knowledge. Copyright as we have known it is already under strain; AI systems are reshaping authorship, publishing, and business models faster than policy or ethics can catch up. Rather than only asking what is being disrupted, the panel will focus on what we are building right now: the sociotechnical systems, governance models, and creative practices that will define the next era of scholarship and art. Drawing on expertise in digital literacies, AI governance, information economics, and library stewardship, the discussion will highlight both the risks of ad-hoc adaptation and the opportunities to shape more equitable, sustainable, and generative systems for creators, publishers, and the public. Join us for this exciting conversation on Wednesday, February 18th from 9:30am-11am.
Moderated by Kay Firth-Butterfield, CEO of Good Tech Advisory and the inaugural Head of AI and Machine Learning at the World Economic Forum.
Panelists include: Johannes Bauer, Quello Chair in Media and Information Policy at MSU's College of Communication Arts and Sciences; Susan Kendall, Collections Strategist at MSU Libraries; Marcio Oliveira, Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning Innovation, MSU; and Sara Rezaeimanesh, PhD Student in Computer Science in the MSU College of Engineering.
Sponsored by: the Center for Ethical and Socially Responsible Leadership, MSU Ethics Week; the Kelley Institute of Ethics and the Legal Profession; and MSU Libraries.
Time: 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Location: N336 ESHIP
Sports business and entertainment are complex and evolving industries. Join us for a conversation with professional industry executives to talk about ethical considerations and decisions they are being faced with today. Register to join us on Wednesday, February 18th from 11:30am-12:30pm and lock in your (FREE) lunch!
Time: 12–1 p.m.
Location: TBD
Details coming soon!
Time: 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Location: 315 Bessey Hall
In this panel, we (four faculty from WRAC) plan to 1) briefly situate the ways in which AI is being discussed, interrogated, analyzed, addressed, and integrated into teaching; 2) discuss the ways in which we've implemented the MSU AI guidelines (previous and newly revised); 3) share the various ways in which we've infused ethical approaches to AI in our classes and across our First-Year Writing, undergraduate programs, and graduate programs; and 4) provide specific examples of activities, assignments, and prompts that the audience might find useful to adapt and adopt in their teaching. We plan to leave time for whole-group discussion and to encourage audience members to share experiences in teaching ethical approaches to AI (that have worked and maybe not worked so well). We hope that all participants will leave with at least one or two ideas they can implement in their teaching and curriculum (either in the classes they teach or within the programs in which they teach or administer).
Time: 5:30–6:30 p.m.
Location: N130
Artificial Intelligence has intersected all our lives in big and small ways. We are thrilled to welcome Kay Firth-Butterfield, former Head of Artificial Intelligence and member of the Executive Committee at the World Economic Forum and is one of the foremost experts in the world on the governance of AI to campus. Kay will be addressing many aspects of the beneficial and challenging technical, economic, and social changes arising from the use of AI. She has been consistently recognized as a leading woman in AI since 2018 and was featured in the New York Times as one of 10 Women Changing the Landscape of Leadership. Join us on Wednesday, February 18th from 5:30-6:30 p.m.