PPE Speaker Series: “AI, Politics, and Warfare: Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence” with Mark McNeilly (UNC)
January 16 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Description:
Join us as Professor Mark McNeilly delves into the implications of artificial intelligence for politics and warfare and what it means for society and individuals.
The talk will examine how AI will impact political campaigns, governance, regulations, and trust along with its transformative effects on military strategy, tactics and strategic competition.
Key topics will include AI’s role in campaign strategies, “fake news”, public services, autonomous weapons, intelligence gathering, and strategic decision-making, as well as the ethical considerations surrounding the use of AI in warfare. Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of the strategic importance of AI and its potential to shape the future of both domestic global affairs.
Professor McNeilly is the chair of the Provost’s AI Committee and teaches AI, marketing and leadership in UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. A former global marketing executive with IBM and Lenovo, he has authored books on strategy, leadership, and warfare, spoken to numerous business and military organizations on AI and strategy, and writes about AI in newsletter, Mimir’s Well.
Pizza will be provided after the Q&A, so stick around!
Speaker Bio:
Mark McNeilly teaches in the areas of marketing and organizational behavior in the MBA and Undergraduate Business programs.
He serves as the co-chair of the UNC Generative AI Committee and is a faculty advisor for the STAR program.
Professor McNeilly served as a global marketing executive and has several years of experience with both IBM and Lenovo in the IT industry. His business background includes branding, strategy, marketing, market intelligence, management, manufacturing and personnel.
He is the author of a popular strategy book based on Sun Tzu’s “Art of War” titled “Sun Tzu and the Art of Business: Six Strategic Principles for Managers” as well as “George Washington and the Art of Business: Leadership Principles of America’s First Commander-in-Chief,” both from Oxford University Press.
Professor McNeilly has presented his views on strategy and marketing to corporations, business people in the U.S., Europe and Asia as well as the U.S. Air Force Command and Staff College. He has discussed his ideas on strategy on the BBC, C-SPAN, CNBC’s “Power Lunch” and other TV and radio programs. He appeared on a History Channel Special on Sun Tzu’s “Art of War.” He has been an expert blogger for Fast Company. He also has presented widely on generative AI and its impact on individuals, businesses and society.
Professor McNeilly received his MBA with honors from the University of Minnesota and his BS in finance from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.
