Will AI Advance or Hinder Equal Opportunity?

at Freedom & Progress 2024
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As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes industries, the new technology could level the playing field by creating new opportunities for underserved populations. It could also exacerbate existing inequalities through biased algorithms and automation. In this panel, we will explore the potential risks and benefits of AI as it becomes ever more integral in the workforce and education, as well as ways to ensure that it expands opportunity without leaving the most vulnerable behind.

Session participants include:

Dan Lips, Senior Fellow, Education (K-12), FREOPP, (moderator)

Brent Orrell, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Neil Chilson, Head of AI Policy, Abundance Institute

Wayne Brough, Program Director for Technology and Innovation, R Street Institute

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