--- title: An Interview with Yale University Senior Advisor Wendell Wallach description: We spoke to Wendell Wallach, Senior Advisor, The Hastings Center & Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics at Yale University image: https://blog.worldsummit.ai/hubfs/Wendell-Wallach.jpg ---   [BOOK NOW](http://worldsummit.ai/tickets/)     ![WSAI Amsterdam Orange no dates 2000x300 (1)](https://blog.worldsummit.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/WSAI%20Amsterdam%20Orange%20no%20dates%202000x300%20(1).png?width=259&name=WSAI%20Amsterdam%20Orange%20no%20dates%202000x300%20(1).png)   ![IM_Mothership_assets_LOGO_MINT (2)](https://blog.worldsummit.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/IM_Mothership_assets_LOGO_MINT%20(2).png?width=263&name=IM_Mothership_assets_LOGO_MINT%20(2).png)     [BOOK NOW](http://worldsummit.ai/tickets/) # An Interview with Yale University Senior Advisor Wendell Wallach Posted by [World Summit AI](https://blog.worldsummit.ai/author/world-summit-ai) on Jul 10, 2020 11:13:53 AM ![World Summit AI](https://blog.worldsummit.ai/hubfs/1.%20World%20Summit%20GIF.gif) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) We spoke to Wendell Wallach, Senior Advisor, The Hastings Center & Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics at Yale University ahead of his presentation (14th October 2020) at [World Summit AI @ Inspired AI](https://worldsummit.ai/), the series of 10 cutting-edge and CPD Accredited business, science, tech and networking online events gathering the global AI community and hosted by world-leading AI experts #withoutborders running from September to November 2020. **So Wendell, what’s your biggest fear in relation to the application of AI?** It is merely used to empower the AI oligopoly at the expense of humanity as a whole. **If you could solve any global problem in the world with AI, what would it be?** Structural inequality.   **Presuming that was solved, what would your second choice be?** International cooperation.   **What do you see as the 3 most important things for businesses in relation to AI at the moment?** 1. Don't buy into all the hype 2. Keep responsible humans in the loop 3. Implement methods to defuse inherent biases.   **What do you see as the 3 most important things for humanity in relation to AI at the moment?** 1. AI amplifies and exascerbates inequalities 2. Lethal Autonomous Weapons threaten to destabilize international security 3. Harness AI for the Good of All.   **How do you think AI will make its biggest mark in business/on humanity/the world in the next 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?** 1. Improve efficiency 2. Increase productivity 3. Become a partner in addressing formerly insolvable problems.   **How do you think AI will cause human contact to change in the future?** It could enrich the breadth of ways in which humans engage each other if developed as an extension of human capabilities.   **Which 2 people do you admire most in the world of AI in terms of their work?** Yoshua Bengio and Konstantinos Karachalios.   **Why did you choose to present at [WSAI @ Inspired AI](https://inspired-minds.co.uk/inspired-ai/) this year?** Wish to amplify why we need international cooperation in the governance of AI.   **What are your personal goals from the event?** Spark insights on how we might harnass AI for the good of all of humanity.   **What are you most excited about at [WSAI @ Inspired AI](https://inspired-minds.co.uk/inspired-ai/)?** The breadth of viewpoints that are highlighted.   Join Wendell and the global AI community at **[WSAI @ Inspired AI](https://inspired-minds.co.uk/inspired-ai/)** to tackle head-on the most burning AI issues and set the global AI agenda. 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