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CSBS Dean’s Discussion Series: Olympia LePoint, award-winning rocket scientist, author, TED speaker and TV Journalist
November 20 at 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Stop AI Psychosis & AI Poisoning, Policies for Human Safety in AI
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 4:00 – 5:30 PM
Location: Whitsett Room | Sierra Hall 451
Speaker: Olympia LePoint, award-winning rocket scientist, author, TED speaker and TV Journalist
Hosted by: CSUN College of Social and Behavioral Sciences – Dean’s Discussion Series
Light refreshments will be provided.
Description:
In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, new threats are emerging that go beyond biased algorithms or mis-calibrated models. Join us for a compelling Dean’s Discussion with rocket scientist, author, and AI advocate Olympia LePoint as she illuminates the twin dangers of AI psychosis—the phenomenon of wildly unpredictable AI behaviour when human-facing systems go off script—and AI/data poisoning, where malicious inputs or corrupted data warp or weaponize AI outputs. Drawing on her decades-long career launching rockets for NASA, her bestselling “Answers Unleashed” educational platform, and her deep interest in AI literacy and human-centred safeguards, LePoint will map out policy and institutional strategies to protect communities, educate future leaders, and ensure AI serves rather than harms humanity. Whether you’re in social policy, education, health care, technology or administration, you’ll leave this talk with a sharper understanding of:
- why human safety must be built into AI from the ground up,
- how poisoning attacks work and what to watch for,
- real-world policy levers institutions can adopt today, and
- how individuals and teams can become smarter consumers, designers or legislators of AI.
A moderated Q&A will follow—bring your questions, concerns and ideas. Together we’ll explore how policy, practice and human values intersect in the age of increasingly autonomous systems.
Requesting Accommodations
The CSUN College of Social and Behavioral Sciences is committed to making our events accessible to everyone. If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please let us know. Note: If you require an ASL interpreter please contact us no later than end of business day on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. To request accommodations, please contact Jacqueline Edwards at 818-677-4035 or via email at jacqueline.edwards@csun.edu.
