Please join us for a UW Data Science Seminar featuring AWS Principal Applied AI Architect Neelam Koshiya and AWS Enterprise Solutions Architect Breanne Warner on Wednesday, April 16th from 4:30 to 5:20 p.m. PT.
The seminar will be held in Electrical and Computer Engineering Building 125 – Campus Map.
“Responsible AI in the Generative AI Era”
Abstract: As generative AI reshapes our digital landscape, cross-sector partnerships between tech companies, researchers, and government bodies have become essential for developing robust ethical frameworks. This session examines critical challenges facing responsible AI development, including algorithmic bias, the spread of synthetic misinformation, and the proliferation of deceptive deepfake content. We explore practical strategies for building transparent, explainable AI systems while addressing inherent biases in current models. Discussions will cover data privacy protection measures, the importance of diverse training datasets, and compliance with evolving regulatory standards. Participants will gain insights into cutting-edge developments while considering how to shape an ethical and sustainable future for generative AI technologies.
Biography: Neelam Koshiya is principal Applied AI Architect (GenAI specialist) at AWS. With a background in software engineering, she moved organically into an architecture role. Her current focus is to help enterprise customers with their ML/ genAI journeys for strategic business outcomes. Her area of depth is machine learning. She likes to build content/mechanisms to scale to a broader audience. She is passionate about innovation and inclusion. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and being outdoors.
Breanne Warner is an Enterprise Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services supporting healthcare and life science (HCLS) customers. She is passionate about supporting customers to use generative AI on AWS and evangelizing foundational model adoption for first party (1P) and third party (3P) models. Breanne is also on the Women at Amazon board as co-director of Allyship with the goal of fostering inclusive and diverse culture at Amazon. Breanne holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC). Outside of work, Breanne enjoys staying active playing tennis, going for walks, and trying new restaurants in Seattle.
The 2024-2025 seminars will be held in person, and are free and open to the public.