Communication at the core of AI for social good
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming how we communicate, connect, and collaborate. This symposium foregrounds the vital role of communication in how AI is adopted, governed, and used in everyday life—advancing human–AI collaboration, strengthening transparency and trust, and ensuring equitable, ethical, and socially beneficial outcomes. Our focus is on use, governance, and impact (not on engineering new AI systems).
AI + COMM: Advancing AI for Social Good convenes global scholars, industry leaders, and policymakers to examine how communication empowers responsible AI for societal benefit. We highlight practices that ensure transparency, inclusivity, and accountability; improve public outcomes; and build trust.
The symposium will:
- Develop and showcase communication solutions that help societies tackle urgent challenges and improve public outcomes.
- Leverage AI for prediction and social foresight to anticipate risks, surface new solution pathways, and inform policy and public engagement—grounded in social science and community input.
- Elevate evidence‑based communication strategies that support safe, effective, and equitable AI use.
- Advance ethical standards and policy guidance centered on transparency, accountability, and inclusion.
- Foster cross‑sector collaboration and international dialogue to address real‑world challenges.
- Create practical tools and metrics to assess social impact, inclusion, trust, and effectiveness.
All topics foreground communication perspectives on AI use and governance, not the engineering of new AI systems.
- AI & Society: Trust, Ethics, and Inclusion for Responsible Use
Norms, values, and power in AI adoption and impact; transparency and disclosure practices; explainability as communication; consent and data stewardship; calibrated trust; strategies to reduce bias and share benefits across communities.
- Human–AI Collaboration in Public Services
Social‑science insights for effective human–AI workflows in health, education, and civic contexts; interaction design; role clarity and boundary‑setting; prompt/cue design as communication; practices that prevent overreliance or misuse while improving quality and access.
- AI & Health: Access, Health Literacy, and Risk Communication
Community‑informed health information delivery, triage, and outreach; culturally responsive messaging; crisis and risk communication; combating health misinformation; using AI to surface unmet needs without replacing human care.
- AI & Media Ecosystems: Narratives, Misinformation, and Public Discourse
Information flows and audience understanding; provenance and labeling; detection and response to mis‑ and disinformation; multilingual and localized messaging; building resilient publics through evidence‑based strategies.
- AI for Sustainability & Resilience: Communication and Social Foresight
AI‑enabled sensing, prediction, and scenario planning to anticipate environmental and societal challenges and co‑create solutions; communicating uncertainty; participatory mapping and early warning; ethical guardrails for data use; driving pro‑environmental behaviors.
- AI & Policy: Governance, Standards, and Measuring Social Impact
Responsible adoption, oversight, and evaluation; regulatory and organizational transparency; accountability mechanisms; impact audits and metrics for inclusion and trust; translating research into actionable policies, standards, and institutional playbooks.
Scholars and students; industry leaders and practitioners; policymakers and regulators; AI developers; and members of the public interested in communication, technology, and society.
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Participating/Invited:
| Date | Venues |
Saturday, March 7 | Registration (HKBU, Academic and Administration Building — AAB) |
Sunday, March 8 | City tours and experiencing horse racing at Hong Kong Jockey Club (optional) |
Monday, March 9 | AI + COMM Symposium I at HKBU (AAB), Hong Kong |
Tuesday, March 10 | Visit to BNBU, Zhuhai |
Wednesday, March 11 | AI + COMM Symposium II at BNBU, Zhuhai |
Thursday, March 12 | Return to Hong Kong and departures |
Note: Schedule, venues, and participating institutions are provisional and subject to confirmation.
