Co-Opting AI: Quantum
NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge, Sloane Lab, and the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab at the University of Virginia invite you to a new discussion in the series “Co-Opting AI.” This will be a completely virtual event.
Quantum computing is arriving into institutions, supply chains, and geopolitical formations shaped by AI—this event will examine what that inheritance means for how quantum computing develops as a technological and social phenomenon.
Paul Davies is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist, and best-selling author. His work focuses on the origin and very early stages of the universe, the quantum properties of black holes and the nature of time. He is Regents’ Professor and Director of the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science, and co-Director of the Cosmology Initiative, at Arizona State University.
Quantum physicist and author Dr. Shohini Ghose is a Professor of Physics and the NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her research explores foundational aspects of quantum science and applications in cybersecurity, environment, and finance. She has served on the inaugural Advisory Council for Canada’s National Quantum Strategy, UNESCO’s International Basic Sciences Program Advisory Board, and as Chief Technology Officer of the Quantum Algorithms Institute. In 2025, she was named among UNESCO’s “Quantum 100” global innovators. A TED Senior Fellow and popular speaker, her talks and videos have received over 10 million views. She is the Director of the Laurier Centre for Women in Science and is the author of Her Space, Her Time, winner of the 2023 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Award. She is a past President and Fellow of the Canadian Association of Physicists. Asteroid 8913 Shohinighose bears her name.
Mauritz Kop is a CIGI senior fellow and the founder of the Stanford Center for Responsible Quantum Technology (Stanford RQT). A technology lawyer and legal scholar by training, he is a co-founder of the European deep-tech enterprise Daiki, having previously directed its strategic quantum-AI frameworks. He is a guest professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy, serves as a quantum ecosystem expert on the von Neumann Commission, holds a patent in AI and founded AIRecht.
Mona Sloane is an Assistant Professor of Data Science and Media Studies at the University of Virginia (UVA). As a sociologist, she studies the intersection of technology and society, specifically in the context of AI design, use, and policy. She also convenes the Co-Opting AI series and serves as the editor of the Co-Opting AI book series at the University of California Press as well as the Technology Editor for Public Books. At UVA, Mona runs Sloane Lab which conducts empirical research on the implications of technology for the organization of social life. Its focus lies on AI as a social phenomenon that intersects with wider cultural, economic, material, and political conditions. The lab spearheads social science leadership in applied work on responsible AI, public scholarship, and technology policy. More here: monasloane.org.
The Co-Opting AI event series is convened by Mona Sloane. It is hosted by NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge, UVA’s Digital Technology for Democracy Lab, and Sloane Lab.