Responsible AI: Balancing the Scales of Practical Challenges in the Age of LLMs

Scientist Dawn Sepehr at ECE Spring 2025 Colloquium

Dawn Sepehr, AI Applied Scientist at Amazon, explores the critical balancing act between rapid AI advancement and responsible implementation in the era of Large Language Models. As AI technologies transform from traditional statistical approaches to complex foundation models with emergent capabilities, developers and organizations face unprecedented ethical challenges around bias, fairness, explainability, and governance. This talk examines the multidimensional framework needed for responsible AI development, highlighting human-in-the-loop methodologies and practical strategies that allow innovation to flourish while maintaining ethical standards.