By special invitation from Professor John Tasioulas, Dr David Storrs-Fox and Dr Thomas Mitchell, you are invited to the Institute for Ethics in AI Research Seminars during Hilary Term. The sessions will primarily showcase work in progress by academics at Oxford, though they may also include a small number of speakers from further afield.
Those local to Oxford can meet the speaker in person and raise questions during the Q&A. Conversations may continue afterwards during the networking session whilst you enjoy the free buffet lunch. For those further afield, there will be a remote option. To help us carefully manage the numbers and ensure you receive the relevant joining instructions, please register your interest by clicking on the registration link for each session. All registration links are available from this page. Further joining instructions will be forwarded once you register.
Timings (UK):
12:30pm-1:30pm - Seminar
1:30pm-2:30pm - Networking Lunch (for those registered to attend in person)
In-person Venue: The address will be sent to you once you register.
Remote: The connection link will be sent to you once you register (usually the day before the event).
These sessions will run weekly during term time. A new form will need to be completed for each seminar so that you receive the relevant joining instructions.
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Week 1: Wednesday, 22nd January
Registration Required (In Person and Remote)
Presenter: Sara Wahedi (Blavatnik School of Government, CEO of Civaam, Ehtesab)
Title: The Ethics of 'Information as Aid’: AI, Security, and Innovation in Crisis Regions
Week 2: Wednesday, 29th January
Registration Required (In Person and Remote)
Presenter: Dr Iason Gabriel (Google DeepMind)
Title: A Matter of Principle? AI Alignment as the Fair Treatment of Claims
Week 3: Wednesday, 5th February
Registration Required (In Person and Remote)
Presenter: Dr Alex Grzankowski (Birkbeck, University of London)
Title: Benchmarking Intelligence Better
Week 4: Wednesday, 12th February
Registration Required (In Person and Remote)
Presenter: Prof. Dr. Nathalia Smuha (Visiting Fellow, Institute for Ethics in AI, KU Leuven)
Title: Algorithmic Rule By Law: How Algorithmic Regulation in the Public Sector Erodes the Rule of Law
Week 5: Wednesday, 19th February
Registration Required (In Person and Remote)
Presenter: Dr Miranda Anderson (University of Edinburgh)
Title: Fission-Fusion AI: Concepts of Cognition and Ethics in AI
Week 6: Wednesday, 26th February
Registration Required (In Person and Remote)
Presenter: Dr James Kirkpatrick (Philosophy, University of Oxford)
Title: Generics and Default Reasoning in Large Language Models
Week 7: Wednesday, 5th March
Registration Required (In Person and Remote)
Presenter: Dr Paul Billingham
Title: Online Public Shaming, the Duties of Social Media Platforms, and the Case for Regulation
Week 8: Wednesday, 12th March
Registration Required (In Person and Remote)
Presenters: Professor Claudia E. Haupt (Northeastern University)