What’s Lost in Translation: The Human and Financial Cost of Communication Failures in AI Systems
Co-Sponsored by Avodah
Artificial Intelligence is transforming how we speak, diagnose, and understand one another. But where communication breaks down—across cultures, systems, or bodies—trust, justice, and economic efficiency collapse. This conference explores the ethical, political, and economic stakes of AI-mediated communication in language and healthcare, with an emphasis on responsibility, regulation, and real-world cost.
Session 1: Human Flourishing, Ethics in Bible Translation, Sign Language in Healthcare
Speakers: Randy Byers, Shawn Ring + Mariam Varghese, Joshua Nemecek, Chad Entinger
Topics: Human Flourishing in an AI Age, More than Machines: Human-centered Ethics in AI in Bible Translation, Healthcare Ethics and Sign Language
Session 2: Ethics of No Ethics, AI Innovation Association
Speakers: Michele Le, J.D., Steve Kinard
Topics: Sun Tzu and Ethics of No Ethics, AI Innovation Association
Session 3: Breaking Language Barriers
Speaker: Ankur Desai
Topic: Breaking Language Barriers: How Managed AI Translation Creates Inclusive Communication
Session 4: AI Ethics in Education
Speakers: Justin Gandy, Ph.D. + Panelists
Topic: AI Ethics in Education
Session 5: Leadership, Regulation and Litigation
Speakers: Joshua Longmire, Ph.D., Amanda Christoffel, J.D.
Topics: Leadership in AI, Insights from Regulation and Litigation
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Session 1: Lessons from Nehemiah, Ethics in the Generative Age
Speakers: Justin Gandy, Ph.D., Mariam Varghese, Cortnie Abercrombie, Jonathan Wilson, Ph.D.
Topics: Lessons in Building Trusted AI from Nehemiah, AI Ethics in the Generative Age
Session 2: Responsible and Secure AI, When AI Speaks for You
Speakers: Anupam Gupta, Shawn Tuma, J.D.
Topics: Introduction to Responsible and Secure AI for the future, When AI Speaks for You: Agency, Accountability, and the Cost of Miscommunication
Session 3: How AI Learns
Speaker: John McCuin, Ph.D.
Topic: How Does AI Learn & How Do LLM's Work
Session 4: Beyond the Algorithm
Speakers: Valmiki Mukherjee and Anand Singh, Ph.D.
Topic: Beyond the Algorithm: Restoring Human Dignity and Trust in the Age of Machine Miscommunication
Session 5: AI in Healthcare, Designing the Future, The System that Failed
Speakers: Dennis Dayman, George Trujillo Jr., Dalton Divakaran
Topics: AI GRC in Healthcare: Ethics, Risk, and Responsible Innovation, Designing the Future of AI: Where Governance Meets Innovation, The System that Failed My Family
Session 6: Ethics from a Legal Perspective, Healthcare and Medicine
Speakers: Robert Taylor, J.D., Dmitriy Shin, Ph.D.
Topics: AI Ethics from a Legal Perspective, AI Ethics in Healthcare and Medicine