Webinar for the Psychosynthesis Association of Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia, (PAnzA) 

Introductory Webinar

Thank you to the European Chatbot and CAI Summit for a jam-packed 2 day summit. Thank you for hosting our panel discussing ethics in AI, with Dr Kulvinder Panesar moderating and my fellow panel speakers Anna Leschanowsky, Krishika Khemani and Professor Nikhil Soi.

I enjoyed thought-provoking discussions around human beings' experiences and relationships with AI and the ethics around this topic. There needs to be more discussions, and the inclusion of ethics by design in AI, to ensure the safety and wellbeing of humans and the related societal implications.

Aotearoa AI Summit 2024

It was great to attend the Aotearoa AI Summit 2024 on the 10th September.

I had some interesting conversations with various attendees, curiously our conversation topics covered more about what people need from technology than the technology itself. Minister Judith Collins gave an informative address about government AI initiatives. It was interesting that she acknowledged she was "preaching to the converted". I am curious about the government's focus on using current legislation around privacy and human  rights to address the plethora of AI technology and how it is, and could be used, in this country. I suspect the government is still not sufficiently  informed about  what impact AI technology can have on the people of Aotearoa New Zealand - socially, culturally, and psychologically.  Aspects that are almost certainly going to impact the economy of Aotearoa New Zealand in the future.

Overall, it was an  informative AI Summit and, of particular interest, were discussions around different cultures and languages.

In 2025, it would be great to see more topics being discussed around investigating and understanding the how AI social technologies and how they may impact human beings , in the long-term and considering ethics by design. At the AI Summit, I was part of a working group discussion on AI Governance - this is a space where I see these issues also being included.