Diab Speaks on Social Responsibility in AI

LTI Director Mona Diab spoke with AUC Today, the magazine of the American University in Cairo, on the importance of responsibility in AI research and development

LTI Director Mona Diab recently spoke with AUC Today, the magazine publication of her alma mater, the American University in Cairo, about importance of responsibility in the continued research and development of Artificial Intelligence.

Diab emphasized the rapid rise in the public perception of the field of AI research, as well as the necessity for researchers in these areas to assuage the concerns of the public at large with regard to safety and responsibility.

"Our field used to be a bit of a hidden secret," she said. "Now, with things like ChatGPT, those technologies have really taken over the narrative and are much more mainstream."

"With the growing accessibility and dependence on these technologies, from basic translation to courtrooms, it’s imperative that they have a built-in notion of responsibility," Diab continued.

Diab, an expert in the field of ethics and responsibility in AI who has previously worked in that area for Meta, was interviewed alongside Aliah Yacoub, AI philosopher at Synapse Analytics and founder of the publication techQualia.

Ultimately, Diab expressed a positive outlook for the future of AI and its impact on humanity.

"I’m actually an optimist when it comes to this technology because at the end of the day, it is human agency that controls it," she said. "As much as we are good, the technology will be good and will be put to good use."

Read the full interview at AUC Today's website.