PBN Summit: Panelists advise caution, not fear, when incorporating AI

Corrected at 10:23 a.m. Oct. 14.

Jacquelyn Voghel

10/09/2025

DOUGLAS ALEXANDER, seated at right, director of the Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies at Rhode Island College, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News' Cybersecurity, AI & Tech Summit at Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick. Alexander was joined on the panel by, from left, David Phillips, chief information security officer at OSHEAN Inc., and Rick Norberg, CEO at Vertikal6 Inc. Guest moderator is Norman Duquette, standing, senior vice president at Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI — DOUGLAS ALEXANDER, seated at right, director of the Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies at Rhode Island College, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News' Cybersecurity, AI & Tech Summit at Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick. Alexander is joined on the panel by, from left, David Phillips, chief information security officer at OSHEAN Inc., and Rick Norberg, CEO at Vertikal6 Inc. Guest moderator is Norman Duquette, standing, senior vice president at Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

WARWICK – When Rhode Island College professor Tim Henry thinks about artificial intelligence, the modern technology brings an ancient myth to mind. Specifically, Henry, who teaches in RIC’s computer science and information technology department, thinks about the Greek mythological figure Prometheus introducing fire to humanity, but at great personal cost. “If we don’t understand what

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