Small Business Roundtable

Topic: The Peril of Progress: A Legal and Ethical Analysis of AI Harm and Accountability
The proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems has introduced a new and complex category of societal risk. This discussion provides an exhaustive, evidence-based analysis of documented real-world incidents where AI technology has demonstrably caused harm or death to people. Moving beyond simple cause-and-effect, this analysis reveals a complex interplay of technological failure, human error, and a significant lack of legal and ethical frameworks to govern this rapidly evolving field.

The presenter will provide instances that are categorized into several critical domains: kinetic harms caused by autonomous vehicles and lethal weapons; systemic harms resulting from algorithmic bias in healthcare and criminal justice; psychological harms from conversational AI; and the nuanced, largely indirect harms to personal welfare. The presenter will identify specific AI technologies, detail the circumstances of the incidents, as well as the victims where information is publicly available and credibly reported.

Our Speaker

Dr. Shawn P. Murray, C|CISO, CISSP
Shawn Murray is President and CAO at Murray Security Services and was previously assigned to the United States Missile Defense Agency as a Senior cybersecurity Professional. His previous assignments include work with the US Army Cyber Command in Europe, US Air Force and with Commercial Industry in various roles in Information Assurance and cybersecurity. He has traveled the globe performing physical and cybersecurity assessments on critical national defense and coalition programs and has prepared reports for the House Armed Services Committee and has testified on cybersecurity and privacy issues for leaders in Congress. He is the lead cyber consultant at the Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and sits on the national SBDC cyber working group.

Dr. Murray has worked with SBA, Colorado Attorney General’s office, NSA, FBI, CIA and the US Defense and State Departments on various Cyber initiatives and has over 20 years of IT, communications and cybersecurity experience. He has presented as a featured or keynote speaker for numerous conferences across the globe and enjoys teaching and presenting as a guest lecturer on Cybersecurity, business and computer science courses at his Cyber Academy and for several universities. He has several industry recognized certifications to include the C|CISO, CISSP and CRISC. He holds several degrees to include an Applied Doctorate in Computer Science with a concentration in Enterprise Information Systems.

Dr. Murray is a distinguished fellow at the Information Systems Security Association and a past president of their International Board of Directors. He enjoys spending time traveling with his family, researching and collaborating with other professionals in cybersecurity and Cyber Law and plays soccer on a local league in Colorado Springs.

Open to women owners of LLCs and small business corporations.

 

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