This session featured a multidisciplinary panel discussing the intersection of AI, blockchain, and cybersecurity, emphasizing their combined potential and challenges. Jim Walker highlighted regulatory concerns and the importance of understanding AI’s integration with blockchain. Dr. James Gibson stressed education and knowledge dissemination as key to mass adoption, alongside entrepreneurial applications in ERP systems enhanced by AI and blockchain for transparency and efficiency. Adrian Gardner focused on cybersecurity within supply chains, advocating for blockchain’s role in resilience across critical infrastructure. Damon Bryant brought insights into AI’s longstanding role in educational testing, addressing biases and intellectual property risks, while piloting blockchain-based credentials at HBCUs. The panel underscored challenges like AI bias, power consumption, and privacy issues, and stressed the need for diversity, mentorship, practical learning, and regulatory foresight. They encouraged embracing AI tools such as ChatGPT, AI Rabbit, and Perplexity for knowledge scaling, framing AI and blockchain as transformative but requiring thoughtful, inclusive approaches to maximize positive societal impact.
