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  John is a highly respected thought leader on artificial intelligence and ethics and the author of Heartificial Intelligence and Hacking Happiness. Long before AI entered our mainstream discourse John was working on the big ethical questions around AI.  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; 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. Now over to John What We Discuss 00:00 Intro  01:14 John’s serendipitous journey becoming an expert in AI Ethics 06:00 John’s perspective on AI and Robots and metrics of success  08:30 Challenge of exponential growth 11:10 Moore’s Law impact on society  16:00 Value of our personal data   18:40 Creating our personal terms and conditions for data exchange  25:00 Ethics and user-centric design for AI  28:00 Ethically Aligned Design  31:40 Discussing societal progress  34:40 Evolving economic priorities and general progress indicators  40:50 John’s principles and quick fire questions Social Links  Linkedin  Twitter Links in Show  Heartificial Intelligence Martin Seligman Rise of the robots  Moore’s Law Fabrice Grinda  IEEE Standards Working Group Doc Searls Ethically Aligned Design  Council on Extended Intelligence  Joi Ito Technology and the virtues  Twain Liu Theory of You      Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.