05/28/2026
Power and Politics in the Age of A.I.
Wednesday, June 03, 2026
6:00pm–7:30pm
Online event, Registration Required
Shouldn’t the public have a say in how AI is changing our lives?
In this talk, Humanities Washington Speaker, Onur Bakiner, explores the ways that AI companies are shutting people out of their creation, stifling competition, threatening jobs, and shaking up society. Then learn how we can fight back, helping shape this new technology into a tool that helps us lead productive, enjoyable, healthy, and meaningful lives.
Onur Bakiner is a professor and director of the Technology Ethics Initiative at Seattle University. His research interests include technology governance, human rights, and judicial politics. His book Truth Commissions: Memory, Power, and Legitimacy received the Best Book Award, American Political Science Association. Onur lives in Seattle.
This program is funded by the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation.
Registration is required to receive a reminder email with the Zoom link 24 hours before the event begins. If you register less than 24 hours before the event, your confirmation email will include the Zoom link.
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