Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Value and Responsibility in AI Technologies Conference, 23-24 April 2026

Author(s) or Editor(s)

• Kazu Betzler, Gonzaga University
• Azer Bitanga, Gonzaga University
• Taylor Black, The Catholic University of America
• Chase Bollig, Gonzaga UniversityFollow
• Anny Case, Gonzaga UniversityFollow
• Fr. Tim Clancy SJ, Gonzaga UniversityFollow
• Narcisa Codreanu, Playlab
• Sherri Lynn Conklin, Washington State University
• Fr. Evaristus Ekwueme SJ, Georgetown University
• Anthony Fisher, Gonzaga UniversityFollow
• Matt Hoag, Gonzaga UniversityFollow
• Mark Graves, University of San Francisco
• Sean Kassen, University of Notre Dame
• Justin Marquis, Gonzaga UniversityFollow
• Fr. Brendan McGuire, St. Simon Parish
• Jessica McHugh, MultiCare
• Agnieszka McPeak, Gonzaga UniversityFollow
• Samantha Noll, Washington State University
• Aidan O'Brien, Gonzaga University
• Cyrus Olsen III, University of Scranton
• Isabella Realmuto, Gonzaga University
• Dave Resisenauer
• Kellen Sorauf, Regis University
• Brett Spooner, Gravis Law
• Daniel Tigard, University of San Diego
• Isabel Tiles, Gonzaga University
• Casey Wilhelm, University of Idaho
• Kaelyn Wellman, Gonzaga University
• Aaron Wolf, Colgate University
• Jay Yang, Gonzaga UniversityFollow
• Grace Yee, Adobe

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Description

The second annual Value & Responsibility in AI Technologies conference brings together scholars, educators, faith leaders, students, industry partners, and policymakers to examine how AI technologies can be designed, implemented, and governed in ways that reflect shared values and contribute to the common good. Building on the first year, this second iteration expands the conversation across academia, education, industry, and public institutions.

Organized around three themes—Meaning and Identity, Learning and Education, and Work and the Workforce—the conference explores how increasingly capable AI technologies are reshaping how we understand ourselves, how we teach and learn, and how we prepare for and participate in professional life. Through interdisciplinary dialogue, participants consider responsible approaches to AI that uphold equity, fairness, social justice, human dignity, human flourishing, and care for the planet.

See recordings of presentations at the conference's repository homepage.

Publication Date

4-2026

Publisher

Gonzaga Library Publishing

City

Spokane, WA

Keywords

AI, technology, philosophy, ethics, education, workforce, learning, identity, meaning, work

Disciplines

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics | Education | Philosophy

Recommended Citation

Betzler, Kazu; Bitanga, Azer; Black, Taylor; Bollig, Chase; Case, Anny; Clancy, Fr. Tim SJ; Codreanu, Narcisa; Conklin, Sherri Lynn; Ekwueme, Fr. Evaristus SJ; Fisher, Anthony; Hoag, Matt; Graves, Mark; Kassen, Sean; Marquis, Justin; McGuire, Fr. Brendan; McHugh, Jessica; McPeak, Agnieszka; Noll, Samantha; O'Brien, Aidan; Olsen, Cyrus III; Realmuto, Isabella; Resisenauer, Dave; Sorauf, Kellen; Spooner, Brett; Tigard, Daniel; Tiles, Isabel; Wilhelm, Casey; Wellman, Kaelyn; Wolf, Aaron; Yang, Jay; and Yee, Grace, "Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Value and Responsibility in AI Technologies Conference, 23-24 April 2026" (2026). Texts. 2.
https://repository.gonzaga.edu/texts/2