Dr Cornelia C. Walther is a thought catalyst in hybrid intelligence and prosocial AI. Her scope combines theory and practice. As a humanitarian practitioner, she worked with the United Nations for two decades in large-scale emergencies in West Africa, Asia, and Latin America, focusing on hybrid advocacy and social and behavioral change. She collaborates with universities across the Americas and Europe as a lecturer, executive coach, and researcher. She is presently an associate Professor at Sunway University, a senior fellow at Sunway Center for Planetary Health, the Harvard Learning and Innovation Lab, and the Wharton Initiative for Neuroscience.
Since 2021, her focus has been on aspirational algorithms and the potential to harness technology for social good; briefly, she has said artificial intelligence for inspired action (AI4IA). In 2017, she initiated POZE (Perspective – Optimization – Zeniths – Exposure) in Haiti, which has since grown into a global transdisciplinary network of like-minded researchers and practitioners committed to inclusive social change.
