Promise or Peril? Navigating the Unchartered Territory of A.I.

Join us for a panel that will explore how AI is transforming the way stories are told, images are captured,-both for good and bad. Expert panelists from AU’s Faculty are joined by Santiago Lyon, Head of Adobe’s Content Authenticity Initiative to examine AI’s role in enhancing ethical storytelling by automating editing, analyzing vast datasets, and assisting in fact-checking. However, we must also confront the challenges of AI-driven misinformation, deep fakes, and the erosion of trust in visual media.

Dr. Kryzysztof Pietroszek is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication (SOC) at American University (AU) and the President of Fair Artificial Intelligence Research Labs (FAIR Labs), a think tank in Washington, D.C. that focuses on the ethical development and application of artificial intelligence. At FAIR Labs, Dr. Pietroszek leads research initiatives that promote fairness, transparency, and responsible use of AI technologies, with a particular emphasis on their impact in media, communication, and society. Dr. Pietroszek will stress the constructive role that AI may play."

Keynote Speaker, Santiago Lyon, is a former conflict photojournalist for Reuters and the Associated Press (AP); former vice-president of AP Pictures, current Head of Advocacy Education and Education at the Content Authenticity Initiative*.

Dr. Derrick Cogburn is a Professor at American University in Washington, DC. Dr. Cogburn has a joint appointment in the School of International Service where he serves in the Department of Environment, Development & Health; and in the Kogod School of Business where he serves in the Department of Information Technology & Analytics. Dr. Cogburn’s multifaceted research interests are located at the intersection of information technology, global governance, and socio-economic development."

Dr. Naomi Baron is a Professor Emerita at World Languages and Cultures of American University. Her research interests include language and technology, reading, first language acquisition, the relationship between speech and writing, the history and structure of English, and higher education. Her current research is on artificial intelligence and writing. Her newest book is Who Wrote This? How AI and the Lure of Efficiency Threaten Human Writing, (Stanford University Press 2023)."

*[The Content Authenticity Initiative or, CAI, is an Adobe-led cross-industry community of some 3,000 major media and technology companies and others working to fight mis/disinformation by implementing the open-source C2PA industry standard for determining provenance around images, video, generative AI and other digital file types. Founded by Adobe in 2019 together with the NYT Co. and X, (formerly known as Twitter), CAI members include AFP, AP, Reuters, BBC, German Press Agency or DPA, Washington Post, WSJ, Getty Images, NBC Universal and others from the media world, as well as Microsoft, Arm, Qualcomm, Leica, Nikon, Canon, TikTok, and more.]

Host or Publisher American University School of Communication