Dr. Salman Ahmed Khatani's Responsible AI work connects AI Literacy with Futures Studies and Foresight, education, ethics and institutional preparedness.
Responsible AI means combining AI capability with human judgment, accountability, awareness of limitations, governance and consideration of social consequences.
PAUSE-AI is an original Responsible AI readiness checklist created by Dr. Salman Ahmed Khatani for Pakistani universities. Version 1.0 was published through Fiker Futures Academy in September 2026. It is a decision framework, not an accreditation standard or certification.
It is designed for university leaders and educators considering AI initiatives and seeking a structured way to examine readiness, responsibility and institutional consequences before adoption.
A practical agenda for finance leaders connecting Responsible AI with finance controls, risk-based oversight and model accountability. Published in the Chartered Management Accountant (CMA) Journal, Vol. 35.4, Jul–Aug 2026.
Elon University's Imagining the Digital Future Center includes Salman Khatani among the experts whose responses informed its 2026 Building a Human Resilience Infrastructure for the AI Age report. The report directly features his view that resilience-building practices and norms should be established before AI becomes too deeply entrenched to reshape.
This is evidence of an expert contribution to an Elon University research canvassing. It does not imply employment by Elon University or a current affiliation with the historical IMAGINE Institute of Futures Studies label used in the report.
Research methodology and acknowledgements ↗ · Full Elon University report ↗
This theme appears across Dr. Khatani's teaching, institutional training, public scholarship and his book AI Designing Tomorrow. His professional work also includes AI Literacy and future-ready education engagements for educational, corporate and public-sector audiences.
A five-part decision aid for examining human purpose, user voice, meaningful oversight, accountability and future capability before scaling an AI-enabled workflow. It is presented as an original proposed framework, not a validated standard or certification.
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This page summarizes documented areas of work; it does not claim a formal Responsible AI standard, certification or proprietary framework.
An original decision framework for considering AI initiatives in universities. It is not a formal standard or accreditation instrument.
Source citation: Khatani, Salman Ahmed. (2026). PAUSE-AI: A Responsible AI Readiness Checklist for Pakistani Universities (Version 1.0). Fiker Futures Academy.
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First published 14 September 2026. Version 1.0 verified against Fiker Futures Academy’s source record updated 26 September 2026. Cite the canonical academy URL above; no DOI has been assigned.
Responsible AI is presented here as part of a wider capability system linking AI Literacy, Futures Literacy, Strategic Foresight and Future-Ready Education. Verification sources and professional references are collected in the Professional Record.