Technologies of togetherness: Shaping an equitable future with AI – Jun 1, 2025

Session Description

Collaborative, inclusive approaches to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are at the forefront of an upcoming Big Thinking lecture at Congress 2025. This event will address practices for inclusive learning and more in a world using AI.

As technology rapidly transforms how we live, work, and connect, how can we ensure equitable, transparent, and inclusive innovation? This Big Thinking panel will examine the intersection of evolving technologies, like artificial intelligence, with ethics and equity. Through a cross-sector discussion, panelists will explore how we can mobilize technology to generate collaborative solutions for enduring issues —both for ourselves and the environment— while sustaining collective well-being and emphasizing the need for shared leadership in shaping future outcomes. This session will demonstrate real-world examples of how technologies can model and facilitate togetherness by democratizing data and decision-making and highlight our shared role in building a more just digital era.

This lecture is made possible thanks to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Sage.