"The Importance of Trustworthy AI in Heavily Regulated Domains" - Talk by Dr. Lovedeep Gondara, Head of AI R&D, Vanguard

Join us for a talk presented by Dr. Lovedeep Gondara, Head of AI R&D, Vanguard!

Title: The Importance of Trustworthy AI in Heavily Regulated Domains

When: Monday, March 2, 2026 from 5pm to 6pm

Where: Earth Sciences Building 5104, 2207 Main Mall

Abstract:

The deployment of AI systems in heavily regulated domains such as healthcare and finance presents unique challenges that extend beyond technical performance metrics to encompass fundamental questions of trust, accountability, and societal impact. Both sectors share critical characteristics: they involve high-stakes decisions with material consequences for individuals, operate under stringent regulatory oversight, and are fundamentally client-facing, requiring that end-users, whether patients or investors, place significant trust in system outputs that may influence their health outcomes or financial wellbeing. 

This talk examines the core pillars of trustworthy AI in these contexts, including transparency and explainability of model decisions, robustness to distribution shift and adversarial inputs, fairness across demographic groups, rigorous validation against domain-specific standards, and mechanisms for human oversight and intervention. 

We argue that trustworthiness is not merely an ethical desideratum but a practical necessity: systems that fail to earn stakeholder trust face regulatory barriers, adoption resistance, and reputational risk. By drawing parallels between both heavily regulated domains, we identify transferable lessons for building AI systems that meet the elevated standards these domains demand.

Please RSVP here: https://my.cs.ubc.ca/event/2026/03/dsi-talk-importance-trustworthy-ai-heavily