Artificial intelligence represents a transformative change in learning, working, and understanding what it means to be human, but it’s also fraught with ethical and technological questions.

欧美视频 invites everyone, from the newest AI novices to the most practiced AI adepts, to join the conversation Sept. 17 at the 2025 Faith, Reason, and World Affairs Symposium, “Responsibly Engaging With AI to Make a Difference in the World.”

The event will bring people together to consider artificial intelligence’s impact and the moral accountability issues surrounding it, including experts in the field, Concordia faculty, staff, and students, and community members.

Who is responsible for ensuring AI is used beneficially? What should be done and why? What role do we play?

These questions will be examined from a variety of viewpoints, including the symposium’s two featured speakers:

, creator of Kenyon University’s human-centered AI curriculum and co-founder of the Kenyon AI Lab, will examine “What's Actually Coming with AI (and Why You Need to Help Shape It)” beginning at 9 a.m. in Memorial Auditorium. The session will examine the intersection of the humanities and technology, motivating students — and people in general — to critically evaluate how AI systems impact them.
, an award-winning responsible AI influencer known for her pragmatic approach toward helping organizations navigate the complexities of AI with authenticity and purpose, will speak at 1:15 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. As CEO of EMA Advisory Services, she will focus on people’s responsibilities as users and shapers of AI tools, in “Leading What’s Next: Stewarding the 6th Wave of Innovation.”

For those who want a more active encounter with AI, Concordia is featuring a number of hands-on AI activities, including:

Human-made or AI-produced? Around campus, you’ll find dozens of videos, pictures, and articles that might have been AI-produced or might have been created by a human being — can you tell the difference?
Who played the AI score better? During this time (and elsewhere during the symposium), music students and faculty will be playing music scored entirely by AI. Throw tokens in their instrument cases to vote for who played it better from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Concordia’s AI! Concordia students Cheryn Lindsay and Temiloluwa Afolabi will guide you in querying Concordia’s own AI tool in Grant Center 117 from 11:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m. and 12:30-1 p.m.

Across campus, a wide variety of breakout sessions will be held from 10:30-11:30 a.m. focusing on how AI affects people and from 2:45-3:45 p.m. examining people’s responsibilities regarding AI. Some of the concurrent sessions include:

Debating AI’s Promise and Perils: A Panel Discussion of Differing Perspectives: Members of 欧美视频’s nationally ranked speech and debate team will engage in a lively debate regarding the role of the U.S. government in guiding AI technologies.
AI and the Sociological Imagination: Dr. Nicholas Ellig, professor emeritus of sociology, will present views on the impact of AI tools on our view of ourselves, our society, and our future, with South Africa as a case for demonstrating how AI represents a development issue that can be understood using a framework informed by the sociological imagination. Participants will be invited to think critically about the implications of AI for achieving sustainable and inclusive development.

All sessions for the symposium are free and open to the public. For a complete schedule, visit ConcordiaCollege.edu/Symposium.