Exploring AI Ethics and the Future of Humanity: An Interview with John C Havens

<p>This week in light of the ongoing debates and discussion over the impact of Generative AI on work, society, and humanity I am publishing a re-edit of an interview from 2019 with John C Havens, the Executive Director of The IEEE Global Initiative on AI Ethics and their Sustainability Practice Lead&nbsp;</p><p>John is a highly respected thought leader on artificial intelligence and ethics and the author of <em>Heartificial Intelligence</em> and Hacking Happiness. Long before AI entered our mainstream discourse John was working on the big ethical questions around AI.&nbsp;</p><p>Although recorded in 2019 the issues we discuss are more pertinent today than they were then, including the negative externalities of technology; what we define as metrics of success for AI; the limits of exponential growth and innovation; finding a more human alternative to GDP;&nbsp;prioritizing human and ecological wellbeing; personal data monetization, control, and privacy; changing economic paradigm in the purpose-driven world; and John’s vision for a more sustainable future society.</p><p>Now over to John</p><p><strong>What We Discuss</strong></p><p>00:00 Intro&nbsp;</p><p>01:14 John’s serendipitous journey becoming an expert in AI Ethics</p><p>06:00 John’s perspective on AI and Robots and metrics of success&nbsp;</p><p>08:30 Challenge of exponential growth</p><p>11:10 Moore’s Law impact on society&nbsp;</p><p>16:00 Value of our personal data&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>18:40 Creating our personal terms and conditions for data exchange&nbsp;</p><p>25:00 Ethics and user-centric design for AI&nbsp;</p><p>28:00 Ethically Aligned Design&nbsp;</p><p>31:40 Discussing societal progress&nbsp;</p><p>34:40 Evolving economic priorities and general progress indicators&nbsp;</p><p>40:50 John’s principles and quick fire questions</p><p><strong>Social Links&nbsp;</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnchavens/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linkedin&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/johnchavens" rel="noopener noreferr