Building Better AI

What shall we make of AI?

Marina Zannoli has something to say about that, and she’ll say it this coming Tuesday, October 17, at Indiana University—and online too, at 12pm Eastern time. The title of her talk is Mastering AI: What I Learned as the Chief of Staff of Fundamental AI Research at Meta.

Though her work at Meta, Dr. Zannoli has come to believe that maximizing what’s useful about AI and minimizing what’s scary requires close collaboration between academic, industry, and governmental organizations. She’ll explain how in a lively discussion that will take place at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at IU, and online via Zoom (on a wall-sized screen).

Her talk is the second in this year’s Beyond the Web Salon Series, themed Human +/vs. Artificial intelligence. It is co-hosted Ostrom Workshop and the Hamilton Lugar School, both at IU.

The cost is $0, but you have to register to attend the Zoom. Do that here. And I’ll see you there.


The image above was generated by Bing Image Creator, using a prompt I can’t find right now but was something like, “Give me an image of people building a giant AI.” It was my first whack at using the service, and I think it worked pretty well.



2 responses to “Building Better AI”

  1. […] was updated the morning of 17 October 2023 (the one when I am writing this) to help me prepare for the latest salon in the Beyond the Web Salon Series, themed Human +/vs. Artificial intelligence, which is […]

  2. Really insightful read! 👏 I appreciate how Doc Searls digs into the importance of building AI with us—not just for or about us. Framing things like personal agency, ethical certification, and even a “Human‑First” approach highlights essential shifts in how AI should evolve.

    The discussion around personal data, MyTerms, and a decentralized privacy framework feels especially timely—because real trust comes when individuals can set the rules and have AI respect them. And the idea of a hybrid certification model—melding standards bodies, ethics coalitions, and web‑of‑trust mechanisms—is a compelling next step.

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