2025 Symposium on Globally Beneficial AI
Overview
The one-day symposium will explore how AI can be designed and deployed to deliver equitable benefits and opportunities for people around the world. Hosted by the University of Washington’s Center for Globally Beneficial AI, the event will convene approximately 40 experts from UW, the tech industry, and nonprofit organizations to collaboratively shape the future of globally beneficial AI. Through focused small-group discussions, participants will identify pressing research questions and challenges, sparking cross-disciplinary dialogue and new collaborations. Light breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Location
Zillow Commons (4th Floor) Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE2)
University of Washington
Seattle Campus
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Attendees
Adam Romero
UW School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
Ahmad Ezzeddine
UW Office of Global Affairs
Andrew Meltzoff
UW Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences
Aylin Caliskan
UW iSchool and RAISE
Ben Shapiro
UW Computer Science & Engineering
Brent Hecht
Microsoft
Brooke Bosley
Microsoft
Chi-Wang Yang
UW School of Drama
Daniela Roesner
UW Human Centered Design & Engineering
Ece Kamar
Microsoft Research
Ed Cutrell
Microsoft Research
Golden M. Owens
UW Cinema & Media Studies
Hesham Eraqi
Amazon
Huatong Sun
UW Culture, Arts and Communication
Jaime Teevan
Microsoft
Jason Young
UW iSchool
Juan Pampin
UW DXArts
Judith Yaaqoubi
Microsoft
Julie Kientz
UW Human Centered Design & Engineering
Katharina Reinecke
UW Computer Science & Engineering
Kurtis Heimerl
UW Computer Science & Engineering
Mari Ostendorf
UW Electrical & Computer Engineering
Rajesh Rao
UW Computer Science & Engineering
Rodolfo Cortes Barragan
UW Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences
Ryan Calo
UW Law
Sara Katz
UW Office of Global Affairs
Sunipa Dev
Google Research
Tanu Mitra
UW iSchool
Temi Odumosu
UW iSchool
Thomas Gilbert
UW Foster School of Business
Agenda
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 8:30am - 9:00am |
Welcome to the Annual Symposium on Globally Beneficial AI Light Breakfast, coffee, tea |
| 9:00am - 9:30am |
Welcome Remarks Katharina Reinecke, Director of the Center for Globally Beneficial AI and Professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering Mari Ostendorf, UW Vice Provost for Research and Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | Introductions and Hands-On Activity |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Coffee Break |
| 11:00am - 12:15pm | Small-Group Discussion (Round 1) |
| 12:15pm - 1:00pm | Presentations of Small Group Discussions to Larger Group and Q&A |
| 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm - 3:30pm | Small Group Discussion (Round 2) |
| 3:30pm - 4:00pm | Coffee Break |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Presentations of Small Group Discussions to Larger Group and Q&A |
| 5:00pm - 5:30pm | Closing Remarks |
Student Volunteers
Jiawen Zhu
Ph.D. Student
Julie Yu
Undergraduate Student
Nino Migineishvili
Ph.D. Student
Rohit Maheshwari
Undergraduate Student