In our increasingly AI-driven world, with systems like ChatGPT and Autonomous Vehicles, ensuring the safe and ethical use of AI systems is crucial. However, understanding and pinpointing potential risks AI systems pose in complex social settings isn’t straightforward. Yonatan Mintz, Assistant Professor in Industrial and Systems Engineering, will unpack the uncertainties around AI safety and ethics, emphasizing that resolving these issues goes beyond math and algorithms. This presentation will explore how to identify where design intersects with societal concerns and encourages open dialogue to comprehensively address safety issues, emphasizing the need for thoughtful deliberation in AI development within democratic societies.