Staying Human in the Age of AI: November 6-7, 2025; The Grefenstette Center for Ethics, Duquesne University, November 6-7, 2025

The Grefenstette Center for Ethics, Duquesne University; Staying Human in the Age of AI: November 6-7, 2025

"The Grefenstette Center for Ethics is excited to announce our sixth annual Tech Ethics Symposium, Staying Human in the Age of AI, which will be held in person at Duquesne University's Power Center and livestreamed online. This year's event will feature internationally leading figures in the ongoing discussion of ethical and responsible uses of AI. The two-day Symposium is co-sponsored by the Patricia Doherty Yoder Institute for Ethics and Integrity in Journalism and Media, the Center for Teaching Excellence, and the Albert P. Viragh Institute for Ethics in Business.

We are excited to once again host a Student Research Poster Competition at the Symposium. All undergraduate and graduate student research posters on any topic in the area of tech/digital/AI ethics are welcome. Accepted posters will be awarded $75 to offset printing costs. In addition to that award, undergraduate posters will compete for the following prizes: the Outstanding Researcher Award, the Ethical PA Award, and the Pope Francis Award. Graduate posters can win Grand Prize or Runner-Up. All accepted posters are eligible for an Audience Choice award, to be decided by Symposium attendees on the day of the event! Student Research Poster submissions will be due Friday, October 17. Read the full details of the 2025 Student Research Poster Competition.

The Symposium is free to attend and open to all university students, faculty, and staff, as well as community members. Registrants can attend in person or experience the Symposium via livestream. Registration is now open!"

New Gift Supports Research in AI, Ethics; Duquesne University, September 16, 2024

Duquesne University ; New Gift Supports Research in AI, Ethics

"Duquesne University’s Carl G. Grefenstette Center for Ethics in Science, Technology, and Law has received a $600,000 gift from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation to support the center’s mission to research ethical issues confronting society in the intersected fields of science, technology and law.

The center leverages the university’s expertise and commitment to the study of ethics to promote partnerships with leading institutions in order to become a transformational force for both Duquesne and the evolving global community. 
 
"We are grateful to the Henry L. Hillman Foundation for this latest generous gift to the Grefenstette Center,” said Duquesne University President Ken Gormley. “This new funding will allow the center to ramp up its work as a pivotal player in the modern field of ethics at a time when technology is changing at a rapid pace and creating new societal challenges.”
 
The Grefenstette Center is the first in the world to bring Catholic, Spiritan values and ideals in an ecumenical framework to grapple with the growing challenges presented by science and technology in society. The center hosts an annual tech ethics symposium, a student-focused hackathon (hacking4humanity) and regularly supports and publishes new research at the intersection of ethics, technology, science, and faith. 

Led by Executive Director Dr. John Slattery, the center was recently named part of the National AI Safety Institute Consortium."