This week, join in on an engaging conversation with  Beena Ammanath, the driving force behind the Global Deloitte AI Institute and Trustworthy AI, and Lara Abrash, Chair of Deloitte US, in a captivating dialogue exploring the evolving synergy between human intelligence and AI, along with its profound ethical and societal implications.

Beena sheds light on the boundless potential of AI as it transforms industries and simplifies everyday tasks, underscoring its emergence as a powerful tool across diverse sectors.

Meanwhile, Lara delves into the challenges organizations face amid the rapid evolution of AI, emphasizing the critical need to foster fair and inclusive opportunities in its application.

Together, they emphasize the imperative of embedding ethics into the core of AI development and more broadly throughout organizational frameworks. Their insightful conversation navigates the intricate intersection of technology, ethics, and societal impact, highlighting the pivotal role of responsible AI deployment in shaping our collective future.

Key Quotes: 

• Beena - “I envision where AI, if we do it right, will become a very powerful tool in our toolkit. Whether it is to write code faster, whether it is to debug faster, whether it is to, you know, Find directions or help explain medical terms in simple language. There are so many ways it can become a true co-pilot for everything that we do.”
• Lara - “Generative AI is not something that's going away. It's ultimately about being focused on things like reliability and trust and also making sure that our capabilities of our humans are evolving as the technology's evolving so we have the ability to have more of us capable of understanding, leveraging, and analyzing generative AI. And ultimately, my biggest takeaway is we're going to use it where it makes sense. But hopefully, as a society, we don't use it where it doesn't. “We need to be focused on being fair, responsible, and transparent on our adoption. We have to make sure we have the appropriate safeguards and make sure it focuses us on the ability to utilize AI in the area it's intended, really as a tool.”

Time stamps:

• (1:10) - Experience so far in AI
• (3:58) -Realizing the lack of ethical standards across companies’ policies 
• (5:25) - The balancing act of public trust in AI
• (6:35) - Deloitte’s Generative AI Dossier
• (10:45) - Expanding the accessibility of GenAI 
• (12:30) - Ethical considerations as GenAI expands for humanity’s best interests
• (15:05) - Looking ahead to the next chapter in GenAI