Artificial Intelligence, global differences and inequalities: challenges and responsibilities for researchers, innovators and civil society
About this event
The AI Global Governance Group of the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility / De Montfort University, in partnership with the RRING Community Network, invite you to this interactive online workshop. The workshop will explore the challenges and responsibilities that arise from the development and (commercial) use of AI in a context of socio-economic inequalities as well as differences in cultural values, political systems, regulation, scientific capacities, and other factors.
The objectives of the workshop are as follows:
To examine the issues and challenges that arise from global inequalities and differences on the ways in which AI technologies are deployed and used around the world;
To identify the responsibilities for innovators, companies and civil society that emerge from these challenges, to ensure that AI is used in responsible, fair and socially robust ways. Principles of the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI will be used as a basis for multi-stakeholder dialogue and normative reflection;
To promote collaboration between researchers, civil society organizations, academics, activists, and policy makers from around the world, with the aim to facilitate co-learning and future interaction;
To explore new possibilities for joint-research, knowledge exchange, as well as collective action and activism.
The workshop will combine presentations of invited speakers from around the world and interactive discussion with the audience, including in breakout groups.
AGENDA (in GMT): 28th April 2022
12.30-12.40: Welcome & Introduction
Gordon Dalton | PLOCAN, RRING Community Network
Welcome Note
Achim Rosemann | AI-GGG, CCSR, De Montfort University
Workshop Introduction
12.40-13.00: Keynote presentations - UNESCO Recommendation on AI Ethics
Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem | Chairperson of the UNESCO Ad Hoc Expert Group on the Ethics of AI
Introductory overview of the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI
13.00-14.10: Session I - Ethical and governance challenges of AI: perspectives from around the world (Session Chair: Caroline Khene)
13:00-13:10: Presentation 1 - Brazil | Cynthia Picolo, Laboratory of Public Policy and Internet, Brasília
13:10-13:20: Presentation 2 - China | Jinghan Zeng, Lancaster University
13:20-13:30: Presentation 3 - India | Smriti Parsheera, CyberBRICS project and IIT Delhi
13:30-13:40: Presentation 4 - Egypt | Samah El-Kahteeb, Ain Shams University, Cairo
13:40-13:50: Presentation 5 - Nigeria | Damian Eke, DMU
13:50-14:00: Presentation 6 - Colombia | Daniel Castano, Universidad Externado de Colombia
14:00-14:10: Questions to presenters
14.10-15.10: Session II - Exploring the responsibilities of innovators, companies & civil society – Breakout Group Session
14.50-15.10: Session IIb - Plenary Discussion: responsibilities of innovators,
15.10-15.20: Coffee Break
15.20-16.30: Session III International responses to achieve ethical and just AI: approaches & case studies (Session Chair: Mayen Cunden)
15:20-15:30: Presentation 1 - Caitlin Corrigan, Responsible AI Africa
15:30-15:40: Presentation 2 - Abhishek Gupta, Montreal AI Ethics Institute, and Microsoft
15:40-15:50: Presentation 3 - Gabriella Razzano, OpenUP and African AI Observatory
15:50-16:00: Presentation 4 - Soledad Magnone, JAAKLAC Initiative
16:00-16:10: Presentation 5 - Jamila Venturini, Derechos Digitales, Executive Director
16:10-16:20: Presentation 6 - Norberto Nuno Gomes De Andrade, Open Loop & Global policy lead for Digital and AI Ethics for Facebook
16:20-16:30: Questions to presenters
16.30-16.50: Plenary Discussion: Possibilities for joint-research, knowledge exchange, collective action and activism