About the Speaker
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    Justin Cary
    Program Director, Human-Centered AI, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

    Justin Cary is Program Director for the Human-Centered AI concentration in the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies at UNC Charlotte, where he leads initiatives that combine humanities-based durable skills with foundational AI frameworks, ethics, and real-world application. He is also a Senior Lecturer in Writing, Rhetoric and Digital Studies (WRDS) and an AI Faculty Fellow with the Center for Teaching and Learning, contributing to campus-wide efforts, including the AI Accelerator team and other AI-focused teaching initiatives. His work centers on advancing responsible AI literacy, integrating ethical and critical AI practices into writing education, and preparing students to lead and solve complex problems in an AI-accelerated world.