49th Sir Winston Scott Memorial Lecture to Focus on the Ethical Use of AI

How countries can leverage artificial intelligence (AI) ethically and fairly will be the focus of the 49th Sir Winston Scott Memorial Lecture, which takes place on Monday, November 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Frank Collymore Hall. 

"AI has the potential to improve efficiency and productivity in multiple industries and in our day to day lives," said Novaline Brewster, Director of Communications, Information, and Outreach at the Central Bank of Barbados, which sponsors the lecture. "At the same time, this powerful technology can be misused in ways that can cause significant reputational and other damage. It's therefore critical that we have guardrails in place to ensure that it is utilised to help rather than harm. To lead us in a discussion of how we can achieve that, we have invited Dr. Luis Videgaray, an expert in this area to share his insights."

Dr. Videgaray is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Director of MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Policy for the World Project. He also previously served as both Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance in his native Mexico. 

“We encourage everyone who has an interest in AI, who is concerned about its implications, or who simply wants to gain a better understanding of this emerging technology to come out to this free lecture to hear from one of the leading experts in the field.”

The Sir Winston Scott Memorial Lecture honours Barbados’ first native Governor General and is the island’s longest running lecture series. Past speakers have included venture capitalist Nicholas Brathwaite; former Nigerian Finance Minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who is now Director-General of the World Trade Organisation; technology guru and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa; and economist Professor Mariana Mazzucato.

The lecture is free and open to the public.