Various facets of Artificial Intelligence, including its policy impact at the world stage and the challenges in the adoption of ethical AI were discussed threadbare at a summit organised by the American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI).

The summit saw the participation of a number of researchers, authors, speakers and experts covering Artificial Intelligence  from multiple perspectives: Augmented Intelligence with Data and Artificial Intelligence Applications for the enterprise.

Summit chair Piyush Malik gave a bird’s eye view of the AI landscape, the real life and enterprise application opportunities.

Sundar Sundareshwaran, AI Fellow at the World Economic Forum (WEF), gave a detailed talk on creating a governance framework with a multi-stakeholder community for the use of Chatbots in healthcare.

Giving a broader view of the policy impact of AI at the world stage, Sundareshwaran stressed on making the globe a better place through fair use of AI rather than fearing from it.

In the final section of the summit, issues of bias, reproducibility, transparency and equity and inclusion in data and AI from people of colour perspective was discussed.

Recounting the challenges that are faced in the adoption of ethical AI, Sindhu Joseph, founder, and CEO of CogniCor said "AI is not just scaling solutions, but amplifying the historic biases embedded in our society”

American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI) is a not-for-profit organization that provides a platform for networking, career advancement, community service, mentoring and technology exchange for professionals, students and businesses in the United States and abroad.