World Congress 2025 • Aug 20, 2025 • Session details

Kill Switch or Moral Compass: Who Programs AI’s Conscience?

Torsten Stiller

Amazon's biased CV screener proved the danger of unchecked algorithms. Learn to proactively engineer a moral compass into your AI workflows so the kill switch gathers dust.

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