2001-2002 Honolulu ARCS Scholar Jenifer Sunrise Winter discusse "The Role of Hardware in Responsible AI Governance" in a free hybrid pauhana program on Wednesday, March 12. Tune in online at 5 p.m. or join us por pupus at 4:30 p.m. on campus before the in-person presentatoin in AgSciences Room 219.

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This talk explores Responsible AI with a focus on the hardware ecosystem, highlighting the current discourse gap, where RAI principles primarily address data and algorithms, neglecting the crucial role of AI hardware. It will introduce core RAI concepts—like fairness, accountability, transparency, privacy/security, sustainability—and how they relate to hardware, and will examine challenges, regulatory approaches, and opportunities for integrating RAI into hardware systems, touching on governance mechanisms and the concept of "Sovereign AI."

Dr. Winter is a professor in the School of Communication and Information Sciences and co-director of the Pacific Information and Communication Technology for Development Collaborative at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She studies data governance and policy related to big data, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, including how to harness health data for societal good amid competing claims on the value to be derived and substantial risks for individual privacy and security. She also investigates governance of AI and personal health information, assessing increasing challenges to governing the data essential for advancing AI/machine learning innovations.