Running with Scissors: AI and the Race for the Future

The race to develop and deploy artificial intelligence has led innovation to outpace ethical inquiry. Running with Scissors: AI and the Race for the Future explores the risks of prioritizing speed over responsibility and the ethical safeguards needed to ensure a better future for humanity. Featuring perspectives from UT Austin researchers, students and local industry leaders, the documentary examines how society can guide AI development in ways that reflect human values.  

Join Ethics Unwrapped and Good Systems for a screening of the film, followed by a Q&A with a panel of experts from the documentary.

Panelists:

• Peter Stone, Professor and Head of the School of Computing, College of Natural Sciences
• Sherri Greenberg, Assistant Dean of State and Local Government Engagement, LBJ School of Public Affairs
• Ben Herndon, Chief Strategy Officer, KUNGFU.AI
• Emily Norman Economy, Doctoral student, Moody College of Communication

The panel will be moderated by Robert Prentice, Faculty Director of Ethics Unwrapped, with time for audience Q&A. Food and drinks will be provided.