Towards Human-Centered, Virtue-Focused AI Engagement

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

• Virtual event
• Zoom meeting link

• Contact
• Jaclyn Legge, jaclyn.legge@carleton.ca

https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/94499995152

Presenter: Dr. Alejo José G. Sison

Abstract

How do we ensure AI serves the twin goals of human welfare and flourishing in business? Mere value alignment is not enough because algorithms, though crucial, are just one element of the AI system. AI systems are tools, not ends in themselves, and to use them properly means subjecting them to human purposes. Virtues are key to this endeavor. This talk offers key insights to frame ethical issues in business involving AI.

Presenter’s Biography

Alejo José G. Sison, Ph.D., holds appointments from the School of Economics of the University of Navarre, and accreditation as Catedrático (Full Professor) from the Spanish state university system. He was President of the European Business Ethics Network (EBEN) from 2009 to 2012. In 2019 he was elected to the board of the Society for Business Ethics and was President from 2022-2023. He ranks among the top 2% of world’s researchers in Applied Ethics and Business and Management. 

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