W hat if we asked an AI to cure cancer and it eliminated cancer by eliminating humans? This thought experiment, though extreme, is often used to highlight the risks of misaligned AI systems and the unintended consequences of poorly framed objectives that make the possible implications of AI in society very real. It also reveals a deep challenge.

We are entering what many believe could be the most consequential decade of human history. The choices we make and the decisions that are made (or not made) about AI are going to create the future. Across academia, disciplines are rapidly incorporating AI and its potential capabilities into research and innovation, as well as teaching curricula. Some focus predominantly on the opportunities, others on the risks. Yet, despite good intentions and m

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