2026 Tech & Society Week: CDE hosts events on robotics, AI from March 23-27
The Center for Digital Ethics and partner organizations in the Tech & Society initiative for Tech & Society Week 2026: hosted an annual event showcasing faculty research, student work, and conversation exploring important issues at the nexus of technology and society.
Tech & Society Week 2026: See the complete schedule
CDE events at Tech & Society Week 2026:
Monday, March 23
Tuesday, March 24
Thursday, March 26
CDE Faculty Featured at Other Tech & Society Week Events:
Wednesday, March 25 | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Making AI Work for the People (125 E. St MCC Auditorium – Capitol Campus)
Thursday, March 26 | 12:00 PM – 1:45 PM | Roundtable Discussion: AI and Democracy (Healey Family Social Room, Hilltop Campus)
Details: This two-part panel discussion, followed by a roundtable discussion the next day, explored the intersection of artificial intelligence and democracy from American and global perspectives. The first session featured speakers, including U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, discussing U.S. regulatory approaches to AI that protect American democratic institutions while the second brings together international stakeholders—including UN representatives and civil society organizations—to examine AI’s impact on democracy worldwide. The event aimed to bridge policy, technology, and governance communities in addressing one of the most pressing challenges facing democratic societies today.
The roundtable on the following day aimed to gather the Georgetown community to reflect on the intersections between AI and Democracy. Following brief opening remarks from a small panel, attendees will engage in an open discussion, exploring key themes, unanswered questions, and implications for research, policy, and pedagogy relating to AI and democracy. The roundtable offered an opportunity to deepen the previous evening’s conversation in a smaller, more intimate setting and to consider how Georgetown — given its unique position in the nation’s capital — can advance scholarship and practice at the intersection of AI and democratic governance.
Featuring Will Fleisher, assistant professor of philosophy and assistant research professor in the Center for Digital Ethics at Georgetown University, and Gabriela Ramos, a global leader in multilateral policy who has held senior roles at UNESCO, the OECD, and the G20.
Hosts: Georgetown University’s Initiative on Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Citizenship (AIDC) and Georgetown’s Democracy Initiative
Thursday, March 26 from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM | The Problem of AI: Curriculum and Inquiry in the College of Arts & Sciences
Details: The College of Arts & Sciences hosted ‘The Problem of AI’, a conversation on how CAS is approaching the questions AI raises and how to develop curriculum to prepare students to engage these issues thoughtfully and deliberately. Dean David Edelstein moderated the panel discussion and an open Q&A. Panelists included Professors Laura DeNardis, Mark Fisher, Nathan Hensley, and Lisa Singh.
Hosts: Department of Computer Science Massive Data Institute College of Arts & Sciences
Location: Copley Formal Lounge – Hilltop Campus