BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:researchseminars.org CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:researchseminars.org BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Shiran Dudy (Northeastern University) DTSTART:20260204T170000Z DTEND:20260204T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260417T111104Z UID:Metagov/275 DESCRIPTION:Title: Navigating AI Risk - From Awareness to Accountability\nby Shiran Dud y (Northeastern University) as part of Metagovernance Seminar\n\n\nAbstrac t\nAI systems have woven themselves into the fabric of our daily lives at an unprecedented pace. Even when we recognize their presence in our search results\, content recommendations\, or workplace tools\, we often underes timate their influence and remain blind to the full spectrum of risks thes e systems pose. This talk examines these critical risks\, particularly tho se associated with the recently emerging generative AI tools.\n\n​\nAt t he individual level\, users face risks including algorithmic bias\, privac y violations\, misinformation\, and over-reliance on flawed outputs. At th e societal level\, we confront challenges like labor displacement\, the am plification of inequality\, environmental costs\, and the erosion of criti cal thinking skills. As AI adoption accelerates without adequate safeguard s\, these risks are no longer theoretical—they're actively shaping outco mes in education\, healthcare\, criminal justice\, and beyond.\n\n​\nSo what can we do about it? I'll explore concrete pathways toward accountabil ity\, including regulatory frameworks for transparency and auditing\, indu stry standards for responsible development\, mechanisms for user education and informed consent\, and the role of public pressure in demanding ethic al AI practices.\n\n​This talk is designed for anyone who wants to move beyond abstract concerns and understand both the tangible harms of AI syst ems and the actionable steps we can take to ensure these powerful tools se rve the public interest.\n\n​Shiran Dudy is a Research Scientist at Nort heastern University’s Institute for Experiential AI\, where I specialize in NLP and speech processing with a focus on Responsible AI specifically focusing on AI auditing\, and AI literacy\, and participatory AI approache s.\n LOCATION:https://researchseminars.org/talk/Metagov/275/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR