John C. Havens

Executive Director, IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems

John C. Havens is Executive Director of The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems that has two primary outputs – the creation and iteration of a body of work known as Ethically Aligned Design: A Vision for Prioritizing Human Well-being with Autonomous and Intelligent Systems and the recommendation of ideas for Standards Projects focused on prioritizing ethical considerations in A/IS. Currently there are fifteen approved Standards Working Groups in the IEEE P7000™ series.

Previously, John was an EVP of Social Media at PR Firm, Porter Novelli and a professional actor for over 15 years. John has written for Mashable and The Guardian and is author of the books, Heartificial Intelligence: Embracing Our Humanity To Maximize Machines and Hacking Happiness: Why Your Personal Data Counts and How Tracking it Can Change the World.

The IEEE Global A/IS Initiative:
https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/ec/autonomous-systems.html

Ethically Aligned Design, First Edition:
https://ethicsinaction.ieee.org

John C. Havens can be seen in:

Why is all data not created equal? Session Room 12
16:45-18:15 UTC+0 | Thursday 10 Dec