Seeding Ethical AI Stewardship for Shared Global Futures
24 June 2025 9:00–17:30
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
7th Floor, Chaloem Rajakumari 60 Building (Chamchuri 10 Building)
Sessions will be conducted in either English or Thai, with translation services available.
Snacks and lunch will be provided for registered participants.
Register online by Sunday, June 22, 2025.
After this date, registration will only be available on-site.
This pre-forum symposium will address critical questions surrounding ethical and responsible governance of AI. Discussions in three tracks will encompass a range of pressing issues, including climate change, public health, spiritual well-being, peacebuilding, migration, cross-border cybercriminal ecosystem, our comprehension of technology, and the potential technological trap.
The technological and business emphasis in AI development often overshadows crucial ethical and social implications, particularly those impacting fundamental rights. For instance, within Thai academia, AI discussions often lack sufficient integration of disciplines essential for understanding its social context, such as political and social sciences, humanities, journalism, and science and technology studies (STS). This underrepresentation is especially concerning given the growing complexities in the region and the potential for AI to disproportionately affect the most marginalized and vulnerable groups.
This event fosters cross-disciplinary and cross-sector research collaboration and policy co-creation to drive positive social change and open knowledge environments within universities, national research systems, and civil society networks. It seeks to take stock of the regional AI governance landscape and enhance the region’s ability to contribute to the development of AI governance frameworks at regional and global levels, with a specific focus on ASEAN and the Asia Pacific.
How to include diverse regional and marginalized voices in global AI governance?
What key strategies are needed to develop comprehensive and robust international AI governance frameworks and standards?
How can we assess the impact of AI governance across local, national, and international contexts?
How can we establish effective mechanisms to bridge knowledge and collaboration across disciplines, sectors, and borders in AI governance?
How can the Asia-Pacific region enhance its capacity for AI ethics research and build foresight regarding its regional challenges and opportunities in AI governance, thereby enabling more meaningful contributions to international collaboration?
Keynote Speech "Artificial Intelligence in a Fractured World: Bridge-Building for Asia-Pacific and Beyond" by Professor Emeritus Vitit Muntarbhorn, UN Special Rapporteur, recipient of the 2004 UNESCO human rights education prize & Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University
Plenary Session with Asst. Prof. Dr. Prapaporn Tivayanond Mongkhonvanit, Dean, School of Global Studies, Thammasat University; H.E. Dr. Ratchada Jayagupta, Director of Asian Research Center for Migration, Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University & Thailand representative to the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC); and Prof. Dr. Miwako Hosoda, Vice President, Asia Pacific Sociological Association & Founder, Inclusive Action for All
Summary the connected event "Enabling Ethical AI for Present and Future Generations in a Time of Heightened Global Insecurity" by Dr. Steven Hartman, Founding Executive Director, UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Global Directorate at Arizona State University's Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
and 10 parallel sessions, a summary of the June 23rd side-event, and a special presentation from Eastern Himalayan and Mekong Youth.
Online registration is closed.
Attendance is free of charge. RSVP while available space lasts.
Please note: AI Ethics and Governance in a Fractured World: Asia Pacific’s Path Forward is the second of two linked side events taking place in Bangkok on 23-24 June in advance of the 3rd Global Forum on the Ethics of AI. The other event, Enabling Ethical AI for Present and Future Generations in a Time of Heightened Global Insecurity, is hosted at Centara Grand at CentralWorld on 23 June. A separated registration is required for the 23 June side event.
Together the linked events on 23 & 24 June will produce a common outcome document, the Bangkok Statement on Ethical AI, to be published during GFEAI 25.
7th Floor, Chaloem Rajakumari 60 Building (Chamchuri 10 Building)
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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