Importance of Human Agency in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

2022 Ashtekar Frontiers of Science
The AI Revolution: Using artificial intelligence for socially responsible science

Presented by S. Shyam Sundar
Director of CSRAI and James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects at Penn State

In this talk, Sundar will discuss how intelligent machines pose a threat to human agency, by using media-related examples such as fake news and personalized entertainment. Sundar will explore strategies for reconciling the tension between machine and human agency by theorizing about social and psychological aspects of human-AI interaction.