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Black Voices in Tech: A Black History Month Series for Everyone

February 12 @ 4:30 pm 5:30 pm EST

Engaging Without Adopting? Exploring Informed, Principled Resistance and Refusal

What if one of the best ways to use AI responsibly is by using it rarely or not using it at all? Why might someone – even a longtime “technology enthusiast” – want to resist or even refuse using AI technologies in their work, learning, and/or teaching? I’ll discuss some of the reasons for that resistance/refusal, along with alternative visions of AI systems’ potential.

Presented by Vance Ricks, Associate Teaching Professor of Philosophy and Computer Science

100 Fore St.
Portland, ME 04101 United States
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