David Barnes, PhD
Responsible AI Strategy & Innovation Leader | Author | Coach
I believe in a collaborative approach to AI ethics, working closely with my clients to understand their unique challenges and provide tailored solutions. My goal is to ensure that our clients' AI systems are developed and deployed in a way that maximizes their benefits while minimizing risk and potential ethical concerns.
Recently named one of Forbes’ “Top 15 AI Ethicists” and an Oxford Fellow, I am a strategic senior executive, educator, and mentor with 30+ years of demonstrated leadership for a diverse global enterprise, who empowers senior business and government leaders seeking to develop, implement, and lead strategic and responsible digital transformation, aligning business strategy while mitigating AI and data risks affecting their business or investment decisions.
A recently retired senior military officer and professor of philosophy, I am an internationally renowned expert in responsible and assured AI, Machine Learning, Human Machine Teaming, and Autonomy.
I am the author of The Ethics of Military Privatization: The US Armed Contractor Phenomenon and multiple articles on ethics of armed conflict and the ethics of emerging technology, and I have been an invited panelist and speaker for over 100 national and international events.