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From Alexa to the development of robots, to autonomous cars to smart phones, smart homes and smart cities, artificial intelligence (AI) is already transforming lives around the globe. AI is expected to continue to evolve in areas like transportation, entertainment, health care, finance, communication, education, and security, to name a few. In fact, according to a PwC study, by 2030, AI will lead to an estimated $15.7 trillion, or 26% increase, in global GDP.

Despite the benefits offered by AI, there are already growing concerns surrounding AI and its impact on privacy, transparency, inclusion, and the accuracy of data – Deep fakes, misinformation, ‘fake news’ and misuse of personal data are just some of the challenges related to AI - that have surfaced over the past few years. The expansion of lethal autonomous weapons systems and the ethical considerations related to their use adds another layer of complexity in a world with AI.

Is the world ready for this continued evolution in technology?

What ethical and legal challenges have and will continue to arise as we continue to integrate AI into our daily lives?

What can we do? What should we do?

Please join Mr. Paul Wormeli as he discusses some of the current and emerging ethical challenges related to AI and offers some solutions about how to prepare for an uncertain, but promising future.

Paul Wormeli is an innovator and entrepreneur who has focused his career on the application of information technology to public safety, law enforcement, criminal justice, and homeland security. He consults for government and the commercial sector in the application of information technology to public service. He has introduced innovative programs in public policy, as well as innovations in the use of technology. He has managed the development of software products resulting in system implementation for dozens of agencies throughout the world and has managed national programs in support of advanced information sharing.

Mr. Wormeli was appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Deputy Administrator of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) in the U.S. Department of Justice. He led the development of a common protocol for interconnecting diverse proprietary protocols to enable the nationwide sharing of criminal history information.

Mr. Wormeli managed the work for the Information Systems section in the report of the President’s National Commission on Standards and Goals for Criminal Justice. He has been an advisor to the White House on security and privacy and participated in the drafting of Federal law on this topic. During his tenure in the Justice Department, he served on the President’s Committee on Drug Enforcement.

Mr. Wormeli helped create and was the first full-time Executive Director of the IJIS Institute, a non-profit dedicated to engaging industry in helping government agencies improve information sharing using advanced technology.

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• In 2009, Mr. Wormeli was appointed to serve on the Committee on Law and Justice (CLAJ) of the National Academy of Sciences.
• In 2011, Mr. Wormeli was named by Government Technology magazine as one of the Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers in Public Sector Innovation in the U.S.
• In 2011, the National Association for Justice Information Systems (NAJIS) awarded Mr. Wormeli the Kelly Bacon award for “Outstanding Service to the Justice Information Technology Community.”
• In 2012, Wormeli was named as a Senior Fellow in the Homeland Security Policy Institute of the George Washington University.
• In 2015, Mr. Wormeli was awarded the Robert P. Shumate award for a lifetime of service to the law enforcement and justice community.
• In 2016, Mr. Wormeli was elected to be a fellow in the Public Technology Institute.