January 15, 2026
Dr. Christopher DiCarlo
“Building a God: The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and the Race to Control It”
Dr. Christopher DiCarlo is a philosopher, educator, and author. He is the Principal and Founder of Critical Thinking Solutions, a consulting business for individuals, corporations, and not-for-profits in both the private and public sectors. He currently holds the position of Senior Researcher and Ethicist at Convergence Analysis – an international organization focusing on AI Risk and Governance.
Dr. DiCarlo is also the Ethics Chair for the Canadian Mental Health Association and is also a lifetime member of Humanist Canada and an Expert Advisor for the Centre for Inquiry Canada. He often teaches at The Life Institute at Toronto Metropolitan University and is a past Visiting Research Scholar at Harvard University in the Department of Anthropology and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. Dr. DiCarlo has won several awards including TV Ontario’s Big Ideas Best Lecturer in Ontario Award and Canada’s Humanist of the Year.
Dr. DiCarlo has been invited to speak at numerous national and international conferences and written many peer-reviewed scholarly papers ranging from bioethics to cognitive evolution. He is the author of several books and his best-seller: How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass: A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Asking the Right Questions, was released by Prometheus Books as a 2nd Edition to mark its 10th-year anniversary. His last book: So You Think You Can Think: Tools for Intelligent Conversations and Getting Along was published by Rowman and Littlefield and was released in June of 2020. And his current book from Prometheus Books, was released on January 21, 2025, and is called: Building a God: The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and the Race to Control It.
Oakville Conference Centre
2515 Wyecroft Road, Oakville (QEW & Bronte Rd.)
Registration/Cash Bar 6 pm; Dinner & Speaker 7 – 9:30 pm
Members $65 Non-Members $75
Dinner reservations are required.
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