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Few experts in the world of science and technology are as in tune with developments in artificial intelligence as Alondra Nelson, a renowned scholar, writer and policy expert, who oversaw the drafting of the White House’s “AI Bill of Rights.”
For the last two years, Nelson served as acting director at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and a deputy assistant to President Joe Biden. The AI Bill of Rights—the first document of its kind as it pertains to the emerging technology—articulates a set of five principles to help steer the development, use and implementation of AI-based tools.
Over the weekend, Nelson was awarded an honorary doctorate at Northeastern’s 2023 undergraduate commencement ceremony for being a “groundbreaking advocate for scientific discovery and technology innovation that focuses on ethics, racial and gender equity, and access.” Northeastern Global News sat down with Nelson for a wide-ranging conversation about so-called generative AI, tech-based “hype cycles” and the promises (and dangers) associated with the current moment of AI enthusiasm.
The conversation has been edited for brevity and clarity.
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