AI + Ethics Workshop
Join researchers from across the University of Utah for a one‑day, on‑campus workshop dedicated to AI + Ethics and the social, cultural, and institutional impacts of artificial intelligence.
This event is designed for both those who build or study AI technologies and also for faculty and researchers in humanist disciplines whose perspectives are essential for understanding AI’s influence on people, communities, and society.
The workshop will feature talks, panels, posters, and highly interactive “open problem” sessions where participants explore pressing questions, meet collaborators from across campus, discover ongoing AI‑related work beyond their own fields, and help shape new interdisciplinary approaches to some of the most important ethical challenges of our time.
Registration
Registration is required for all attendees. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to guests who register before Monday, March 23.
Parking
Limited parking will be available for free in the lot behind the event's building.
Agenda
8:30–9:00 | Breakfast
9:00–9:10 | Welcome
Speakers: Jeff Phillips, Professor in the Kahlert School of Computing, and C. Thi Nguyen, Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy
9:10–9:55 | Loneliness is Not a Software Bug: Literature and the Limits of AI
Speaker: Elizabeth Callaway, Associate Professor in the Department of English
10:00–10:25 | Open Problem Pitch Session
10:25–11:10 | Open Problem Discussion Session
11:10–11:55 | Predictions as Public Reasons
Speaker: Konstantin Genin, Assistant Professor in Department of Philosophy
12:10–12:40 | Lunch
12:40–1:40 | Poster Session
1:40–2:25 | Social Media in the Age of AI
Speaker: Marina Kogan, Assistant Professor in the Kahlert School of Computing
2:30–3:10 | Open Problem Discussion Session
3:10–3:55 | Psychotherapy Research in the age of LLMs
Speaker: Zac Imel, Professor with Counseling Psychology Program in the Department of Educational Psychology
3:55–4:25 | Report on Open Problems Progress
4:25–5:00 | Looking Forward
5:30– | Off-Site Evening Mixer