Description

In this episode...

Tim and Tally talk about the AI for Humanity event, hosted at The Towson University College of Liberal Arts. The idea for the event was simple: give liberal arts students - those who normally don't get the first say in tech - the opportunity to shape the future. Tim and Tally recap the various group teams that presented their solutions to a modern AI problem in a hypothetical scenario. 

The conversation explores how AI governance spans from a technical problem to a social problem. Tim and Tally discuss the different approaches student teams took, including ethics-first frameworks, impacted-population governance, stage-gate review processes, and even a critical anti-AI perspective.

The episode also features interview clips from students, faculty, and professionals answering the question: “What advice would you give to business professionals just starting to use AI?”

Topics Covered

•  AI governance as a liberal arts challenge 
•  Towson University’s AI for Humanity event 
•  Responsible AI policies and human-in-the-loop review 
•  Ethics-first AI governance 
•  Impacted-population governance 
•  Stage-gate review processes for AI use 
•  Whether every problem actually needs AI 
•  Building AI tools with affected communities, not just for them 
•  AI as a collaborator, not a competitor 
•  Practical advice for business professionals starting to use AI 
•  Using AI carefully without treating it as an answer machine 
•  Practical AI use cases for learning, organization, dashboards, and workflow support 

Resources

Event Sponsors

• Baker Donelson
• APWU Health Plan
• The Coca-Cola Company
• Maryland Technology Council

Event Links

• Towson University: Students Develop Solutions for Responsible AI Use
• CLA AI for Humanity Competition
• Towson StarTUp at the Armory
• WMAR: Towson University Hosts AI for Humanity Challenge
• Mind Over Machines Resources

Articles and News Mentioned

• Gates Foundation: Making AI Work for More People
• Anthropic: Gates Foundation Partnership
• Reuters: Anthropic and Gates Foundation Launch $200 Million Partnership
• Reuters: Elon Musk Loses Lawsuit Against OpenAI
• Arnold’s Pump Club: This Is Your Brain on AI

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