The DSR Network Siliconsciousness: Why Responsible AI Begins with Each of Us
Oct 2, 2025
Dr. Julia Stoyanovich, an Institute Associate Professor at NYU and Director of the Center for Responsible AI, emphasizes the urgent need for responsible AI development. She discusses how appropriate guardrails can foster innovation while protecting those vulnerable to AI harms. Julia argues for immediate regulation and highlights the diverse risks AI presents. She stresses public education on AI literacy and collective action as essential for reclaiming decision-making power in an age of rapid technological change. Engaging families in shaping values around technology is also crucial.
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Regulation Accelerates Responsible Innovation
- Guardrails enable faster, safer innovation by setting boundaries for responsible AI development.
- Without regulation, harms concentrate on those least able to bear them while benefits accrue to a few.
We're Already In The 'After' World
- We are already living with harms caused by lack of oversight in AI-driven systems like social media.
- Delaying regulation risks deeper erosion of trust and increased societal polarization.
AI Is Many Problems Not One
- AI is not monolithic; it raises many distinct policy problems across domains like privacy, labor, and weapons.
- Policies must be prioritized by domain because one-size-fits-all approaches will fail.
